<p>Have her talk to the school about the possibility of a dependency override. When there is abuse in the family it is possible to have a dependency override whereby the student can be considered independent. This would require some sort of supporting evidence from people who know the family (school counselors, Doctor, church minister etc). Some more information may be found here:</p>
<p>[FinAid</a> | Professional Judgment | Dependency Overrides](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org/educators/pj/dependencyoverrides.phtml]FinAid”>http://www.finaid.org/educators/pj/dependencyoverrides.phtml)</p>