He told me how much he paid that year and I have that part. However, I don’t know how much my little brother’s dad paid during that year though. I know it was around $1,000 but it wasn’t for most of the year.
Getting info from parent means you take what they say and sign on the form as fact. What else can a kid do?
Anytime you have to take someone else’s info , you have to take their word for it. Yes, there is a risk but what else to do other than to inform the person ( the mother, in this case) of the risks.
The mother has to sign that her part of the FAFSA is correct. That’s as much responsibility that I would put on a student. There is the awareness that it might not be true, or the fathers involved are not telling the truth , that cash was involved so that there is nothing that can be proven. You do the best you can under the circumstances. There is the risk that if the info is not true and is discovered during verification that the student loses her aid.
I will just hope for the best since that’s all I can do in this situation. I’ll give the best estimate I can give to them and if anything comes up I can try and explain the circumstances.
I think that’s the right move. Use the numbers you have and your best guess at those you don’t.