<p>No, my story is not like that. I was fortunate that most financial aid didn’t mind that my non-custodial parent was not cooperative, but I could imagine situations where that could be a problem.</p>
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<p>Why should parents that would not have been able to send their child to college anyway be able to withhold data that allows their kids attend school by other means? In this case, the social benefit is clear and should override the parents on this case. Their kids after all, will (generally) be at least 18.</p>