<p>So my mother is divorcing my stepdady. They filed their divorce documents and on June 6-10th they will be officially divorced. They live together but my mom will soon move out. My stepdad does not give any money towards my education, so can I make correction on FAFSA as divorced/separated and leave only my mom's income, or by law I should wait till June and then make corrections? Thank you</p>
<p>Oh, forgot to mention, they filed separate IRS documents</p>
<p>Sorry to hear that.</p>
<p>FAFSA asks for their marital status on the date of filing the FAFSA (and as you probably know, your step-dad's financial info gets included). So it appears that technically, they're still married.</p>
<p>If they're separated, or divorced, you change mom's marital status to divorced/separated, and exclude step-dad's income info.</p>
<p>I think if it were me, I'd go ahead and make the correction to FAFSA now (if FAFSA correction online will allow you to correct that field and delete step-dad's info), and then let your selected college know what happened. If you wait 12 weeks, you'll probably already have finaid offers that include step-dad's income, and making the change at that point (in effect, asking for more aid) might be difficult.</p>
<p>The finaid officers are used to dealing with divorce situations-- I think as long as you let them know why you made the change, it will be fine.</p>
<p>No, you shouldn't change the FAFSA, but you should notify the colleges' FA offices about a change in circumstances. They will tell you exactly what to do. As noted, they're used to this.</p>
<p>Chedva is correct -- Do not change the FAFSA! it is correct, since when you filed your mother was still married.</p>
<p>What you need to do is contact your FA office and tell them that you need to apply for professional judgement. It is a form that you fill out and you will need to have proof -- legal documents, etc. They may not be willing to change your EFC until after the official date of divorce.</p>
<p>Call them and be prepare to provide legal proof.</p>
<p>Once the divorce happens the college itself goes online to FAFSA and changes it, as needed.
You can ask now how it might affect your EFC and more importantly, actual money from the college.</p>
<p>I have a question: if say your parents gets divorced sometime during the fall of 2007, will the colleges still look at their 2006 income or 2007 income?</p>