<p>I have several questions regarding non-custodial parents:</p>
<p>1)Is there any calulators that one can guess the non-custodial parents info and put their own actual info to figure out what some of these colleges might do?</p>
<p>2)Will both me and my ex get SEPERATE efcs? For example, I've already filed the Fafsa and know our efc. Once the profile is submitted by the ex, will it change (assuming it would with his income included), but will the difference show under HIS responsibility? He is claiming he can't (read: WON'T) help with college, and am wondering if this might give me leverage in the arguements that are sure to follow.</p>
<p>3)Can someone please confirm for my peace of mind that with the FAFSA, there is nothing the non-custodial parent has to do, file or submit? Only my information, correct?</p>
<p>4) Ex is out of town, and won't file the non-custodial profile part until second week of February. Some of the schools have Feb. 1st deadline. My Fafsa and profile are already submitted. How strict will the schools be about ex's part? Should I call them? Anyone have any experience with ex being late with his/her part?</p>
<p>Thanks for your help. I really need it!</p>
<p>I would love to hear an answer to this post from some Fin Aid person. I do know something about the EFC issue, as only the custodial parent's (and stepparent's if remarried) goes on the FAFSA. The non-custodial parent does not do FAFSA. However, as you know, for schools which require the Profile or have their own institutional forms, most also expect information and financial support from the non-custodial parent. While one of D's schools said what I should pay and what he should pay, D ended up at a school which lumped the family contribution all together. As to #4, you and I are in the same boat and I would love to know how this is going to pan out. I do know that once D was in college, the school she attended was willing to accept late info from ex, but have no idea what will happen if he's late with son's schools now. There is only so much I can do about this situation. I have done all of that already. I would hate to have it go against S. But at some point I just have to hope things will work out. I will call fin aid offices if it really gets late to see what will happen.</p>
<p>I have posted this question to numerous financial aid personnel and still do not have an acceptable answer. It varies from school to school what the EFC ison the CSS NON-CUTODIAL form. Certain colleges can artificially keep an EFC low if the student is ahighly desirable applicant. I believe the total EFC is probably less than combining each parents assets.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. I am going to repost this in the parents forum, and hopefully we'll get more help from them as that is a more active forum.</p>
<p>The answer does not exist as many answers do not, because it varies. It varies on the school, it varies on the student. In my experience, it has been not been a postive experience when a reluctant noncustodial parent fills out the FAFSA or college app. Of course the school is going to expect him to contribute to his student as well. Why should he not be expected to contribute? But because there are so many deadbeat parents out there when it comes to paying for college, colleges have, as a rule, not gone after the noncustodial parents who just refuse to lift a finger filling out the form, if you can get the GC to send a letter specifying the non relationship. Where the problem arises is when the noncustodial parent is involved, but just won't pay. I see this all of the the ime. Perhaps the divorce agreement did not address the college payment issue. Perhaps a college payment agreement was made, and does not mesh with current income. But if the noncustodial parent is on the scene, it is expected that he pay, just as a custodial parent is.</p>