USC is asking me for a third party noncustodial letter for financial aid.
Who wrote your letter for you and any tips on what my letter should say and how long it should be?
After i submit it, what were the next steps? Does USC ask for anymore documentation?
I have had no contact with my father for over 7 years but he was legally required to provide child support. He stopped paying when i turned 18, and im 21 now. The way he paid was through direct deposit that automatically took it out of his paycheck, so there was no contact what so ever with him. I have no idea where he lives, what he does, or what his number is. If its not too personal, did anyones parent provide child support, and if so, did that affect the waiver process?
Based on the info you have given so far, a waiver is unlikely. Your father can choose not to pay for college. You need to reach out to someone on your fathers side (grand parents aunts, uncles cousins) to ask if he can fill out the form vermin’s them that filling out does not obligate him to pay.
@sybbie719 I honestly dont have contact information on any family members from my dads side. will i not be eligible for financial aid if i dont get that form filled out?
I’m a parent who had this situation last year with my DD. To answer your questions: 1) The letter we submitted from a family friend was about a page long. It just explained how they knew me and my daughter, for how long, what they knew of the situation with her dad, etc. The person we got ours from knew me since I was a child and therefore knew my daughter since she was born. They explained that her father was not there when she was born and had seen her a few times when she was young and that she didn’t have any contact with him currently. 2) Everything was submitted through the USC portal. They did not ask for any more documentation other than filling out their form on the portal and submitting the letter. 3) Yes her father did have court-ordered child support that was taken directly out of his check and sent to me through direct deposit. I explained that this was started when she was four/five years old and that I did not have access to his employer or address. She was still granted the waiver. BTW, my DD was granted the waiver at every school she applied to with the same information. Some schools required a letter from a third party that was not a friend of the family and in that case we used a letter from her high school counselor. Only one school (Fordham) asked for additional information and I supplied a letter from an attorney I worked with who my DD has spoken with regarding her situation prior to applying.