<p>the non custodial css is never received?</p>
<p>my parents are separated and my mom doesn't want to go through the hassle of contacting my dad. plus, he lives in another country and i dont think he would comply. is it okay to just send the css and leave it. theyve been saperated for a few years now</p>
<p>In my opinion, your mom needs to make a good faith effort to get your dad to complete the non-custodial Profile. The colleges using the Profile expect that the non-custodial parent will comply with this requirement. Just not feeling like "complying" does not excuse that requirement....otherwise LOTS of non-custodial parents would simply not complete the form. Does your dad provide any financial support to your family?? </p>
<p>You could apply to FAFSA only schools that do not require the non-custodial parent to provide information.</p>
<p>Or you could see if you qualify for a waiver of the non-custodial parent info. This is NOT easy to qualify for...but you could inquire about it.</p>
<p>It IS a hassle contacting a non-custodial parent in some cases. However the "hassle" component does not excuse a family from having to meet the requirement.</p>
<p>My ex husband refused to complete it for my daughter and currently I am pursuing him for back child support of $134,000 so I am not even attempting to ask him to complete it. I had no problem the first time getting a waiver for special circumstance and no problem this time. In fact, I think only 3 schools even required the non-custodial parent form and they all waived it.</p>