Thanks @picknroll222 for coming back with an update. That will be very helpful for future readers. Navigating financial aid is very difficult, but especially hard in situations of divorce. This is exactly the kind of info. I was looking for when D was applying this past year and I’ll be going through it again soon with S. It does seem that there are a number of schools that require info about step-parents’ finances but ultimately do not use their incomes to determine financial need. Good to know that Columbia is one of them. Good luck!