<p>Hello, I would need some help filling out the CSS Profile.
There is a question, whether my parents are married, separated, divorced etc.
My parents have been divorced since 2000, but they have been living together (with me) ever since. How could I indicate this on the form?
The problem is, that if I answer "divorced" for their status I cannot enter "I live with both parents" for the next question (there are only 3 choices: mother, father, neither)</p>
<p>What do you think I should do?
I would really appreciate your help!</p>
<p>Who provides most of your support? Who owns the house? You should answer “divorced” and indicate your custodial parent as the one who pays most of the bills.</p>
<p>I would agree with the above post. I would put the parent who provides MOST of your support since you clearly live with them equally. This IS the parent you will be putting on your FAFSA. For FAFSA, if you live with parents equally, the one with the higher income would likely be the one you would list. </p>
<p>For FAFSA, you won’t include the other parent at all.</p>
<p>For Profile, you may as well be consistent. BUT likely you will have to provide the other parents financial information via the non-custodial parent waiver.</p>
<p>Perhaps the finaid officers who post here will weigh in…but I would think the school would want this information to consistent. BUT I also think they might question this issue (perhaps by selecting for verification) as most separated/divorced parents do not continue to live together.</p>
<p>True, but there have been articles about divorced couples who are still living in the same house for various reasons…the kids, can’t afford two households, can’t afford to sell the family home (upside down mortgage), etc. </p>
<p>So, there have probably been other kids in this similar situation. The current economy has caused more of these situations to exist.</p>
<p>Thank you for your help. I have got the answer from CollegeBoard. They said in this case they are considered married, or at least I should state that they are married, and they should fill out the form jointly.
I hope this information may be helpful to others as well.:)</p>
<p>Really? That doesn’t really seem right to me. I don’t deal with CSS Profile professionally, just FAFSA, but I would think that is not correct. You parents are NOT married. Personally, I would call each financial aid office, ask to speak with a financial aid advisor (since the person answering the phone doesn’t always have the technical expertise to answer this type of question), and explain your dilemma.</p>
<p>I would expect the school might require a signed letter from the custodial parent explaining the situation, but I could be wrong.</p>
<p>*They said in this case they are considered married, or at least I should state that they are married, *</p>
<p>I can see why Collegeboard said that. Although they are no longer married, all the income has stayed in the one household (not supporting two households). Also, the student is living 100% with both parents.</p>
<p>I’m in the exact same boat! Parents divorced but still living together.
I saw that the CSS had a specific answer to this as well (and if others need it, here you go):</p>
<p>Q: My husband and I are divorced but we still live together. How should I complete the PROFILE?
A: Since you are sharing the same household, complete the PROFILE jointly, combining your incomes and assets. Explain your situation in Section ES.</p>
<p>I filled out the FAFSA using my mom’s info, since she claims me on the taxes–but I haven’t submitted yet. My mother also makes less than my dad though, so I could see how that could be looked down upon. ksanyee, are you putting both or just one parent for FAFSA? :/</p>