<p>So how do FA folks deal with a parent who has been absent and unaccounted for since the student was two years old? The student's mother has been attempting to get child support ($100/mo.) since then and has been totally unsuccessful. We know he is still alive (she has attempted to find out for SS survivor benefits for said student), but he has not filed a tax return in 12 years. Whatever money he makes seems to be cash only and off the books, and at last report, he was living 6000 miles away.</p>