Other parent unwilling to give financial information?

<p>What if your parents are divorced and the non-custodial parent refuses to give ANY financial information, forms, etc?</p>

<p>Remember that the FAFSA only has to be filled out by your non-custodial parent.</p>

<p>If your parents are divorced and your NCP refuses to give any information, you could be stuck between a rock and a hard place as far as receiving financial aid from schools that require financial information from both your parents.</p>

<p>You should sit down and explain to your noncustodial parent that his/her information will be kep confidential by the school and will not be shared with the custodial parent or you if that is not what he/she wants. Show him/her the information in the school's website, give him/her the contact information for the FA office at the schools that you are applying to so that s/he can hear for themselves that their financial information willbe kept confidential.</p>

<p>good luck and happy new year.</p>

<p>We sure do see this come up so much it makes me sad.</p>

<p>That's all, I just wanted to say that.</p>

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Remember that the FAFSA only has to be filled out by your non-custodial parent

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<p>I think the poster meant to say FAFSA only has to be filled out by the custodial parent.</p>

<p>Thanks for the correction. SCM is correct; the FAFSA only has to be filled out by your custodial parent</p>

<p>Thank you all so much for answering my question.</p>

<p>However... on the FAFSA it asks for the students' parents adjusted gross. Then, it asks for the father's, and there's a third box for the mother's. Do I leave one of them blank?</p>

<p>if your parents are divorced, you only list your custodial parentincome along with any alimony/ child support that is received from the NCP</p>