<p>Post 18. This hasn't been my experience. In many elite private institutions - Ivys, LAC, they require the combined incomes of BOTH parents - regardless of divorce. I'm from California where the law doesn't require any support of a parent to a child over the age of 18. Thus, neither parent has an obligation to a child beyond high school. When I submitted just the custodial parent without the father's income, I was told that both parent's income, regardless of the divorce judgment would be taken into account. As a result of adding the huge father's salary (noncustodial parent), we got zero financial aid. With the mom salary alone, I would have qualified for $22,000.</p>
<p>I don't believe any state requires parental support past 18. Unless the divorce judgment specifically says so.</p>
<p>In NYS parents are responsible for supporting thier children until their 21st brithday.</p>
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<p>UVA does <em>not</em> require the Profile, however it requires its own form that does ask about noncustodial parent income. </p>
<p>I believe DC also requires child support until 21yo but I don't know that that includes college payments. Still, if the custodial parent is receiving child support for a child in college, that $ could be used to pay that parental contribution.</p>
<p>We applied to both CSS and FASFA schools and were successful in getting a waiver for non-custodial parent financial income because he is an evil troll who would rather "give every penny he has to lawyers than see me or the kids get one penny" (he's got a way with words :). We have a pretty ugly story; they would have been hard pressed not to give us a waiver.</p>
<p>I am trying to find out if my ex-husband has to declare his income. He does not pay child support and when my daughter hits 18 in March he is not liabble to provide any money for college or upkeep. He is also in bankruptcy. So is there a way to avoid reporting his income?</p>
<p>Mhamadock, your ex husband's income is not needed for FAFSa. For schools that just want FAFSA, you will be fine, but those schools just do not tend to be as generous. PROFILE schools and schools that have their own apps tend to ask for the non custodial parent's financials. If the parent has been out of the kid's life and not supporting for many years, there is a form that states such that your high school GC will have. But if he has been in the kid's life, paying child support and such, you do have to get his financials. That is a big bugaboo for many applying for fin aid when you have a screwed up ex who refuses or just can't fill out any form to save his life. If he won't do it, the kid is out of luck at many schools in terms of financial aid. This is often a situation by situation apprisal so it is wise to speak to the schools fin aid offices where your child is applying.</p>
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<p>If he's in bankruptcy...how much income does he have? If it's not a large amount, what difference would it make if you have to list it.</p>
<p>Most Profile schools will want the non-custodial parent form to be completed. As noted above, if the parent is an absentee parent AND you can prove that he has not provided support, and isn't really a part of your daughter's life, you may be able to get a waiver for the non-custodial parent form. Otherwise, it will need to be completed.</p>
<p>I have a question about the noncustodial parent information form for Carnegie Mellon. Specifically, it’s rather vague in merely asking how much the non custodial parent will contribute. Frankly, we will do whatever needs to be done (and if our case, it is our sole responsibility to do so–not the custodial parent’s), but certainly don’t want to kick our kid out of the running for a little support given it’s such an expensive school. Any thoughts here from others in a similar situation. Whatever we answer here will be added to the child support we already pay the custodial parent.</p>