<p>My EFC was adjusted due to an error on my part. It went from 17k to 15k! Yay! Also, there was a special circumstance form filled out re child support termination. The college filled out the paperwork for me. Here is the question though... I got my ex to fill out the CSS Profile. Does one trump the other? He is horrible where money is concerned literally did not fill out his taxes for 10 years. I am not exaggerating when I say horrible. How can the school look at both of these forms? Maybe it is the length of time we have divorced (since she was 3). I don't understand. Thanks.</p>
<p>Did your ex file a tax return last year?</p>
<p>Here is the question though… I got my ex to fill out the CSS Profile. Does one trump the other? He is horrible where money is concerned literally did not fill out his taxes for 10 years.</p>
<p>Are you asking if FAFSA will trump CSS? I doubt it. </p>
<p>So, is the issue that since your ex hasn’t filled out taxes, there’s no support documention?</p>
<p>Did he earn so little that he wasn’t required to file taxes?</p>
<p>He filed his taxes when I took him to my tax lady. I basically said our daughter needs your information, and he actually was willing to do it under great duress. Whether he paid or not, I have no idea. Last year was the first time he filed. He filled out his portion of the CSS and sent it in. I sent in his documents on IDOC for several schools.</p>
<p>The issue is how does the college look at my “no child support” special circumstance form and still see that indeed he does have CSS profile money. They are seeing two separate forms with his information. One where he stops child support and the other CSS non custodial form. Whether he is willing to give it to me didn’t matter because I still needed his numbers for the schools that required CSS. I know this sounds confusing but they are willing to adjust my financial aid with a special form even though they see he exists through the CSS profile.</p>
<p>I’m totally confused. I read “child support” to mean whether or not he pays you child support.</p>
<p>It stops this month. No more child support but what he paid still had to be reported on FAFSA. In order to make this adjustment, they do a special circumstance form. In other words, it changes my calculations. This school happens to need both CSS and FAFSA.</p>
<p>I’m still unclear where you think the discrepancy will be but there shouldn’t be one. The information on both forms should be consistent, if it isn’t then I don’t think one trumps the other, I think it will raise red flags in the financial aid office.</p>
<p>I think what she is saying is that the child support is reported on FAFSA and CSS which increases Mom’s income. Dad probably also reports that he pays child support when he files non custodial CSS which would reduce his available income. If Mom has a special circumstances adjustment to reflect that she is not longer going to be receiving the child support, do they also adjust Dad’s information to reflect that he will no longer be paying child support.</p>
<p>Don’t know the answer, but I am thinking that is the question. I would guess that it depends how much weight the non custodial parent income has compared to the custodial parent. That will completely depend on the school.</p>
<p>It would reduce the FAFSA EFC. But as your EFC is too high for federal grant aid, that probably will have no impact.</p>