<p>If you are a senior NOW, you have a very short window to complete applications to schools with those larger merit awards. Alabama has extended their deadline to January 6.</p>
<p>It sounds like your mom is your custodial parent as it sounds like you spend greater than 50% of your time at HER house. If that is the case, she would be your custodial parent on the FAFSA and Profile. For FAFSA only schools, you would NOT list your dad. Any spousal or child support would be included on your mom’s part of the FAFSA. For Profile schools, your mom would complete the Profile, and your dad AND wife would provide their info on the non-custodial parent Profile. </p>
<p>Any agreement in their divorce decree would need to be pursued by your PARENT. Colleges will not get involved in this.</p>
<p>I hope you have chosen some colleges that are affordable, and perhaps where you could commute to avoid the high CA costs of room/board. I hope that the OOS publics you applied to are either very low cost ones, or ones where you stand the chance for some merit awards. I hope the private schools are ones where you will get merit aid.</p>
<p>If your mom’s income is below $80,000 a year, might you be eligible for a Calgrant?</p>