<p>Given - two divorced parents with $100K+ income each (in CA). Mom has a full custody and dad is paying CS until a kid is 18, so no college-related expenses will be supported. What is the criteria for getting a financial aid (if any) if we go with FAFSA and don't apply to private UCs vs. revealing both parents' incomes although the second party will not contribute?</p>
<p>What is a “private UC”?</p>
<p>If your custodial parent has an income of $100,000, you will not receive need based aid in CA at public universities, which is primarily the Calgrant, and has an income threshold of $80,000. </p>
<p>If you apply to private schools that require the profile AND the non-custodial parent Profile, your total income will be $200,000 and you are not likely to get need based aid from them either.</p>
<p>It doesn’t MATTER that one parent isn’t willing to pay. What matters to the colleges is IF they can pay. Both of your parent’s earn enough income that colleges using the Profile and NCP Profile will expect them to pay.</p>
<p>Your mom will need to list the child support she is receiving on the FAFSA IF it is received in the year of YOUR FAFSA. If you are starting college in 2015, for example, any child support received in 2014 would need to be included. And there is NO choice about this.</p>
<p>When will you be attending college? If you are instate for CA, are you looking at more affordable Cal State universities? Is there any public university or community college you could commute to? Many CA students start at the community colleges and then complete their degrees at one of the CA publics to save money.</p>
<p>Thanks thumper1 for your reply. UCs are for the Universities of Cali. What’s the point of reflecting a child support $$ for me and my little brother if a half of it will be kaput once I turn 18?</p>
<p>What is the point of reflecting child support for your FAFSA tax year? The point is…it is REQUIRED that you include this. REQUIRED, not optional.</p>
<p>You can contact each college and let them know this will end after your 18th birthday. Some will tell you how to file a special circumstances consideration request. These special circumstances considerations are considered on a case by case basis. No guarantee the schools will adjust.</p>
<p>UCs are public, not private. Maybe you omitted a comma.</p>
<p>The most important thing for you to have is a school that is affordable on your application list.</p>