<p>my parents are divorced. i live in georgia with my mom. my dad lives in michigan. i read somewhere that if one of your parents reside in michigan, whether they are your custodial parent or not, you could qualify for in state tuition. i know it says that, but i have this feeling in the back of my mind that something would happen to hinder me. anybody else have any info?</p>
<p>I very much doubt you qualify for in-state residency. Michigan is very picky about that. I know people who have lived in the state for 2 years and don't qualify. I was born in Indiana but my parents divorced when I was 2 and I've lived in MI with my mom ever since and they made me fill out the forms just to get residency, which I thought was ridiculous. I know people try to claim in-state residency because the noncustodial parent lives in MI, but they are rarely successful and I'm not convinced it's even legal.</p>
<p>bummer. well thanks</p>
<p>I don't think you should give up so quickly. See here: <a href="http://www.umich.edu/%7Eregoff/resreg.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.umich.edu/~regoff/resreg.html</a>. I interpret it to mean that so long as you give up your domicile with your out of state parent you are a resident. It is certainly worth calling the school and asking.</p>
<p>Hey, ignore what people say about Michigan being picky and denying residency to people who don't live in Michigan. I'm in your same position, except I live in Virginia. Not only did I do research (aka reading the specific guidelines that say that if your divorced parent lives in MI, you are seen as a resident), but I also called them to clarify my situation. Trust me, there's a 99% chance you'll get residency; your dad, like mine, lives in Michigan, is employed in Michigan, and pays Michigan taxes. All you have to do is fill out some forms.</p>
<p>EDIT: I also spoke with my uncle on my dad's side, who is very familiar with UofM policy considering he's an associate provost and dean of graduate programs at the Flint campus.</p>
<p>arvandm, I'm sure you didn't mean to offend, but it's slightly rude to advise someone to "ignore" another's words. I was sharing MY experiences and I don't appreciate having them discredited.</p>
<p>In any case, jpjaime, I hope I'm wrong, and good luck!</p>
<p>my father lives in Michigan, I live in Michigan, and went to school here</p>
<p>My mom lives in China, was there for about 2 years now. </p>
<p>At first, they told me I was a OOS resident. I filled some forms, and cleared it up. </p>
<p>It's a bit of a hassle, but you'll probably have to fill out some forms and stuff</p>
<p>My bad annarborchick; I should have used another word. The reason I said that was because when I first asked that question last year I was told by so many that I would not qualify. I became really upset since not only did I hear so many good things about Umich from relatives who attend(ed) there (I lived in MI for a while), but I would also be closer to my dad. So after doing what I said in my previous post I found out I qualified. I wanted to let jpjaime know that she shouldn't give up despite what others say. I didn't mean to offend and I realize that was the wrong word to use.</p>
<p>I understand; no hard feelings.</p>
<p>My friend moved from Michigan like 4 years ago to California, her mom still has a house there, and apparently she qualifies for in-state still. It's worth a shot to call and ask.</p>
<p>thanks everyone for all your help. </p>
<p>"I wanted to let jpjaime know that she shouldn't give up despite what others say."</p>
<p>oh, for the record arvandm, i'm a guy! lol</p>
<p>Ahaha, sorry jpjaime; I have a friend who has a similar screen name and she's a girl so I guess I subconsciously typed she.</p>
<p>haha its cool.</p>