<p>Hi, I'm planning on returning to school next fall after 5 year break. Last time I completed the FAFSA i was a dependent, so now trying to figure out how this works as an independent. I was looking over the form and was confused about a couple of things. </p>
<p>Here's my situation, I'm a 26 year old married stay a home mom to a 2 year old, husband makes around 30,000 a year. My question is where it asks do you have any dependents that you provide over 1/2 support for do i answer yes or no? We file our taxes married filing jointly with my daughter. I wasn't sure whether I can claim her since i have no income, so obviously I don't provide her support. Also when it ask how many people are in your household including spouse and children (again that you provide 1/2 support) do i say just 2 or do i include our daughter as 3? </p>
<p>I would assume that I can claim her since we are married, and that the other situations would apply if I was separated or divorced or she was supported by someone else. Just want to make sure that I'm going to complete it correctly. Thanks for any advice you can provide.</p>