<p>Please help!! I am having trouble getting this question answered. My son will be a senior in high school and is applying to colleges. His father and I are divorced. We are both remarried. I was told that I need to fill out the FAFSA forms since he lives with me. My husband, his stepfather, [...]</p>
<p>Why doesn’t the OP let the Dad declare the child and then have the dad fill out FAFSA?</p>
<p>Because FAFSA rules require the information on the parent (and spouse) the child lives with.</p>
<p>The school will probably ask you to complete a ‘non-custodial parent’ application as part of the aid process. This will happen after your first submission. Information from the household where the student resides will be the info initially required on the FAFSA. In some cases we have actually advised the family to reconsider where the student lives during the base year prior to FAFSA submission it the result will be more favorable as regards eligibility for aid.</p>
<p>I just joined today and I’ve been reading all of the discussions regarding FAFSA. I am a single mom with a son in senior year of High School. I’ve been divorced since 2001. I am planning to married in January 2011 and have to say, I’m very upset reading all of the individuals comments about how marriage is probably the worst thing you can do at this point…
My situation is a little strange but once I remarry, my now husband will not live with us full time. His job is to far from where we live, so he will live in his home close to work and travel every other weekend to see us. I know it is a strange situation but for right now, that is the way it will stay until his transfer period comes up and that will possibly bring him closer to us.
My question is why would my husband to be have to be added to the FAFSA form as a contributor to the household when he doesn’t live with me? He has his own home which is in his name and solely his now and will be after the marriage.</p>
<p>maximus 2–If you remarry, colleges WILL count your spouse’s income and assets when computing financial aid in spite of your domestic set-up. However, you should write a letter to the financial aid officials at each college on your son’s list and explain your atypical situation. While this won’t mean that your husband’s income and assets will be left out of the picture entirely, you will get “credit” for the costs of maintaining a separate household. As with most things related to this crazy process, don’t expect consistency in the way each college handles this information.</p>
<p>Note, also, that you don’t have to declare your fiance on your FAFSA until you are actually married. So, his income and assets will not affect your son’s freshman year if you submit the form before your marriage. I have known a number of people in your situation who decided to wait until the child’s college graduation before tying the knot.</p>