<p>HELP! I have no idea how to answer this question on the Non Custodial Parent PROFILE form. "What do you expect to pay for the students education, excluding child support?" </p>
<p>What do I <em>expect</em> to pay? Isn't this like asking me voluntarily cut my child's financial aid offer? By exactly the amount I list as my "expectation?"</p>
<p>Expect to pay? This is the first year of college. I have no IDEA what her financial aid offers will be. Custodial parent (dad) is quite low income. Prior to the start of college, we have split all expenses evenly. But I will have to pick up pretty much all additional educational expenses, since dad just can't afford to pay any more than he already does. </p>
<p>I would LIKE to pay no more than I have been paying for her school expenses. I IMAGINE I will have to pay quite a bit more. But why would I offer a $ value to this question, when it seems like it will just come directly out of my daughter's aid package?</p>
<p>Thanks for any light you can shed!</p>