<p>That will not work. Being an emancipated minor *was *actually added this year to the list of questions on FAFSA that qualifies a student to be independent. (For the past few years it was not allowed as a reason for being considered independent -it may have been previously but a lot of rules regarding independency have become much stricter in the last few years). But the court order that makes the student an emancipated minor must be in effect at the time the student becomes an adult. If this student is already in college then she is probably already 18 so is no longer a minor. If she is not a minor then she can’t become an emancipated minor. This would have to have occurred before she turned 18.</p>
<p>The best route is to ask the school for a dependency override. Kelsmom is a financial aid officer in real life so the advice in post #12 is the best advice to follow.</p>
<p>I hope the OP comes back and lets us know how it works out. That helps us pass information on to the next poster with similar problems.</p>