CSS Profile for To-be Divorced parents?

Paying for College
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<p>So my father filed a divorce on September 2nd and apparently the case still hasn't closed yet. Does that mean I file a NCP or not? I'm afraid that I would have to file both parents' assets, income, etc because in reality, my mother would be my custodial parent, and can not afford to pay that much for a private school.. I'm also applying to this school ED because I really love it, but I really hope hope hope that I can afford it.</p>

<p>Please any suggestions or comments will help!!</p>

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<p>You have to determine a few things…</p>

<p>1) Will your dad contribute a FAIR share towards your college education?? (I’m concerned about this because the divorce filing is new and divorces are often a LOT more expensive and financially devastating than people realize. So, your dad may give you an amount now, but then have to renege later because of unanticipated divorce-related costs.)</p>

<p>2) how much will your mom contribute each year (again, she may not know now what she’ll be able to afford).</p>

<p>3) What school are you applying ED to?</p>

<p>4) Is your mom going to have something put in the divorce decree that mandates that your dad contribute a certain portion towards your college costs?</p>

<p>Frankly, I don’t think applying ED right now is a good idea. There are probably too many unknowns here.</p>

<p>What are your stats?</p>

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<p>Does the school require the non-custodial parent to file Profile? If so, then your father would need to file, which as you know involves stating his income and assets. How much of an impact the non-custodial parent finances have on the total amount your family will need to pay the school varies quite a bit from school to school. You could call the office of financial aid at the school and ask that question.</p>

<p>Also, it may be a good thing that your parents’ divorce is not finalized because if your mother has not included very specific dollar amounts for college in her settlement document, then that can still be negotiated. This gives them an opportunity to put down in writing how much each parent will contribute to your college expenses. Better to have that known upfront than to have it be a constant source of stress and disappointment over the 4 years of your college experience.</p>

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<p>Same advice as before…what are your parents telling you? Have they had discussions about your college funding? Have you had conversations with them about funding?</p>

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<p>mom2collegekids,
well here’s the best answers for now… i guess :confused:

  1. I hope so… I’m pretty he’ll try to
  2. My mother said she’ll try her best to send me to the school I want to go to
  3. Rice
  4. I’m not actually sure on that :/</p>

<p>31 ACT (bombed SAT) Ranked 1% in public school, NHS president, presidents of UIL Teams, Honors Band, the jist of it, decent amt of volunteer work at hospitals</p>

<p>vballmom, sorry for my stupid question of whether NCP is required, haha zoned out there for a moment, but yes Rice does require NCP. I’ll call them soon about that. </p>

<p>momof3boys,
my parents are quite upset with each other - they argue over senseless things >___<. I’ve talked to both my parents about this but they still seem ehhh on it. I don’t know how they manage to both be able to get in one car and drive to Rice for me, but they know about the costs… The amount they’ll contribute on the other hand, I know my mother will try her best. My father also, but yet again that might change…</p>