My mom and I have completed the FAFSA and CSS profile and submitted them to schools and met their deadlines; however, the NCP remains. We haven’t spoken to the non-custodial parent in almost 5 years, until that parent was finally forced to pay their child support and now pays regularly and practically begs my mom to stop the mandatory CS payments. He commits a lot of fraud, is always in trouble with police, and is very stingy and won’t even consider helping pay for my college expenses. My mom knows this and so she put down no child support was paid to her on the CSS profile when this is untrue. I thought I could fill out NCP waiver forms, but apparently since CS is considered contact I won’t be eligible for aid in any way-- but the CSS profile says child support has not been paid, and I can’t say on the waiver forms that we’ve received no child support because then colleges will ask me to bring documentation to verify this and we won’t be able to. I really don’t know what to do. I don’t think I’ll go to college. My top schools requires the NCP profile and I am truly stuck and on the verge of tears. My mom says a letter from my guidance counselor will do but this is simply not enough. Is there any way I can salvage this situation or am I a lost cause?
Your mom didn’t put received child support on the Profile? Did she omit it on the fafsa too?
Did you apply to ANY colleges that do NOT require the NCP information…?
@thumper1 yes I did
@thumper1 also she omitted the child support payments on the FAFSA
If you ARE receiving child support, you MUST report this on your financial,aid forms. It is REQUIRED.
At the very least, it is my opinion that you need to correct the fafsa to reflect the child,support you are receiving. When you and your mom signed that FAFSA electronically, you were indicating that ALL information was accurate.
Clearly, your information is NOT accurate. Receiving aid due to knowingly completing the fafsa incorrectly is considered fraud.
Correct that fafsa.
Then concentrate on the schools that do NOT require non-custodial parent information.
You will need to correct the Profile as well. You will need to contact the colleges to,find out what they want you to,do to make this correction.
People do make mistakes. The important thing is that you CORRECT the mistakes! Now!
@BelknapPoint can you add anything to this?
Only this… willfully omitting required information, and then certifying that everything is correct, is a big mistake.
From the FAFSA signature section:
If you purposely give false or misleading information, you may be fined up to $20,000, sent to prison, or both.
My mom has made up her mind and won’t change it. I don’t want to lie and I know the consequences, but my mom does not know how else we’ll be able to pay for college as we’re a low income family. She warned me about changing that portion of the FAFSA and CSS, so I’m scared to touch it.
Show your mom post 5.
She is committing fraud by falsifying information on the fafsa. FRAUD is a crime.
You would lose any aid you received…and you would likely lose your admission spot as well.
Colleges frown on dishonesty.
Both you and your mom have signed that this was honestly completed…and it was NOT.
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OP, you previously created a thread about this topic
the same information still holds true.
Please do not do not make multiple threads on the same topic
Can you do a waiver for the NCP?