<p>I currently live in Ohio and have since April of 2013. I do not live with either of my parents, they are both still New York residents. I am living with someone, but there is no paperwork or anything like that that would make them my legal guardian.
So my question is am I eligible for in-state tuition in either New York or Ohio? Neither? </p>
<p>I am going into my senior year of HS this coming August, if that matters.</p>
<p>NY is your residency. </p>
<p>Unless Ohio gives instate rates to OH high school grads, you would pay OOS rates there.</p>
<p>Okay. Thank you.</p>
<p>Hmmm. If your family is not a resident of Ohio…do you pay tuition to attend a public school there?</p>
<p>Who supports you financially? Who claims you on their tax returns as a dependent? Your NY resident parents, or an Ohio resident?</p>
<p>Tax returns have no bearing on this…either for instate tuition purposes or financial aid. For example, if a student 's parents are divorced, the non-custodial parent could declare the student on his or her taxes while living in a different state. This would not guarantee residency in the non-custodial parent’s state (some states do grant in state status to the kids of divorced parents, but not all do so).</p>
<p>thumper1, that exception to the tax code is purely for parents (usually divorced, but they don’t have to be). Other people claiming a dependent must meet the requirement of supporting the the person for more than half the year, and more than half the support.</p>
<p>It would not guaranty a residency determination, but it can be a factor.</p>
<p>True that the person would need to provide more than half of the support. But that still does not mean the student would get instate residency status. It could be ONE data point the student might use to show his instate status, but it is not the definitive one.</p>