<p>My son is entering Junior year and we're starting our financial research. We're a gay couple, not married, file separate tax returns, etc. Only one of us can take our kids (2) on tax returns each year. That's my partner, who is 64 and a half time school teacher. I'm self-employed as a writing teacher/coach. We own a house together, but share no other assets.</p>
<p>What does this mean for financial aid applications? </p>
<p>Does the FAFSA and Profile handle this differently? Is my son seen as child of a single mom....obviously this would benefit us. </p>
<p>Any other gay/lesbian parents out there who've gone through the financial aid process....I'd love to benefit from your advice/experience.</p>
<p>I’m a lesbian mom who has been through the process. My son is a senior in college this year. His other mom and I separated while he was very young but she still provides financial support. FAFSA looks at me as a single mom. DS ended up at a PROFILE school so his other mom has always filled out the non custodial form for PROFILE. My son’s school seems very generous, they’ve never asked her for more than she says she can afford - though at this point I don’t remember what our finaid offers looked like from other PROFILE schools - the FAFSA schools varied incredibly in terms of what they expected me to pay(but I’m sure that is true for gay or straight families). </p>