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<p>The following is a quotation from the Appendix of the 586 President's group Consensus Methodology (Appendix A).</p>
<p>Divorced/Separated/Single Parent Guidelines</p>
<p>"Current Treatment: There is no consistent way of evaluating the financial need of students whose natural parents are not married to each other. While some institutions attempt to secure data from both parents in order to determine what is a reasonable contribution from each, the effort is not always successful. The process is often made more complex because of the re-marriage of one or both natural parents. In addition, Federal Methodology (FM) completely excludes non-custodial data.</p>
<p>Proposal: We propose to begin with the custodial family unit and then seek additional information concerning the non-custodial family unit. In the case of re-marriage of either or both natural parents, the standard approach would be to request the cooperation of and information from all parents and spouses. Generally, a contribution from the income and assets of no more than two parents will be expected. Institutions could exercise judgment to use information from more than two parents. Guidelines would be published for applicants in difficult circumstances who fall outside of the standard procedures."</p>
<p>For the fuller look at it, go to: <a href="http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/July01/appA.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/July01/appA.html</a></p>
<p>Of course, this may be dealt with differently by different schools. I am only sure how Brown treated our situation, where my husband's and my information is all they required this year. (Last year, all three of us were required to submit tax returns, but not this year.) Ex's could be requested at any time, but the financial aid package was based on DH and me, at least for now.</p>