<p>I was accepted ED to Cornell's School of Hotel Administration. This has been a dream of mine forever, but I'm worried about the cost. My parents are recently divorced. I live with my mother who is currently substitute teaching but has no steady job. My father makes about $90,000 a year but is paying a great deal in alimony, child support, taxes on my house, and his mortgage on his new home. My house gets sold in 2 years as a part of their divorce agreement, and both really need the money to live. Money has been very tight for all of us. All these details included, do you think financial aid officers view divorce situations differently in their consideration of finanical aid?</p>
<p>The fact that divorce has caused difficulties all around is not likely to be a factor. However, the amount of your Estmated Family Contribution under FAFSA will be determined by your mother's income plus amount she receives from your father in alimony, support or other required payments. Your father's total income will not be counted.</p>
<p>You might want to read this. It's from the blog of an MIT financial aid officer, and explains how divorce is considered with FAFSA and CSS.
<a href="http://blogs.mit.edu/barkowitz/posts/2844.aspx%5B/url%5D">http://blogs.mit.edu/barkowitz/posts/2844.aspx</a></p>