<p>What happens if the non-custodial parent refuses to fill out the form or does not mail it in by the deadline? My ex is remarried, will they count his wife's income? If so why? If we have to add all three of our incomes would it hurt his financial aide. Combined income for all three of us would still be less than 100,00/year. Neither of us have investments and very little in savings.</p>
<p>Do all selective colleges require this form? I'm not sure my ex will comply with what is asked of him.</p>
<p>I understand they do chase the non-custodial around. If you can get documentation indicating his lack of support and/or concern they may decide to rely only on your income.</p>
<p>Many of the elite colleges require this form. As you can imagine it would be simple for some to claim non-custodial is non-supportive, get him removed from any obligation, and then have him funnel money toward a more attractive finaid award. That is what these colleges worry about. They want thier pound of flesh.</p>
<p>I called the college that requires the Profile in addition to the FAFSA in a panic, because there is no way I can get any information about my ex-husband's finances. (He went into the hospital Oct. 1 with a life-threatening infection, was in the hospital for two months after surviving, and now is in long-term rehab with memory and extreme muscle loss.) A FA director told me they only look at the custodial parent's information. I replied that there were a number of fields that required some type of information I could not obtain - he told me to put in a low number, then follow up with a letter explaining the situation.</p>
<p>I have a feeling each college approaches the Profile differently; I'm glad I called the office to find out, as it saved me from tearing my hair out.</p>
<p>There are a lot of kids with married parents where one parent doesn't want to pay for college or both parents don't want to pay for college - so typically college FA offices requiring CSS do not want to be social workers, they just want to judge everyone with the same criteria, which is whether both parents can pay.</p>