Where can i get a guardianship court order?

[damnnnncutie]

<p>I find this a little ridiculous, but my school is asking for a guarship court order. I am 20 years old i am not a minor anymore. Anyways i lived with my mom for most of my life but i moved out with my grandma cause we were having problems. I applied to FAFSA and put her information in because i was listed on her taxes so im assuming my school wants proof of her being my guardian even though im 20.... Please help!</p>

[lerkin]

<p>Was there a guardianship court order?</p>

<p>If there was, I assume it is available in the family court in the appropriate jurisdiction.</p>

[dodgersmom]

<p>Since you are no longer a minor, it is unlikely that any court would issue guardianship orders; they generally pertain to minors.</p>

<p>In the absence of a legal order placing you with your grandmother, however, it is not unreasonable for your school to expect you to submit financial information from your most recent legal guardian - and that would be your mother. Otherwise, what’s to prevent the child of affluent parents from pretending to move in with an impoverished relative just so as to avoid having to pay for college?</p>

<p>I would guess (and this is just a guess) that, without a court order placing you with your grandmother, you would be held to the same standard as a student claiming independence. If you can’t do that, then you’d need to provide your parent’s information or be deemed ineligible for federal aid.</p>

[cptofthehouse]

<p>I don’t think you can get one at age 20. You needed to get one when you were under 18 and that would hold over when you became an adult. If you went out on your own and moved in with grandma and did not go through the paper work and court ordeal to become emancipated, then you are left with your last parent guardian. Them’s the laws. Do ask Sybbie or Kelsmom via PM as what agency to contact just in case it is possible in your state to do this, but I don’t think it is. You want a retroactive guardianship order because you are now on your own. IF they gave those out, a lot of kids would want one to be separated from parental financial apron strings in terms of financial aid.</p>

[swimcatsmom]

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I applied to FAFSA and put her information in because i was listed on her taxes so im assuming my school wants proof of her being my guardian even though im 20… Please help!

Your Grandma can not be put down on FAFSA unless she legally adopted you. The FAFSA instructions are quite clear about this. If she was legally appointed your guardian before you turned 18, then you may be considered as independent for FAFSA purposes. If she was not, then you are a dependent of your mother for FAFSA purposes and will be required to report her income and assets.</p>

<p>Someone does not have to be a guardian to claim you on their taxes. Even non family members can be claimed as dependents under certain circumstances. For FAFSA, it is irrelevant who claimed you on their taxes.</p>

<p>from <a href=“http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/completing_fafsa/2012_2013/ques3-5.html[/url]”>http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/completing_fafsa/2012_2013/ques3-5.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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54. Are you or were you in **legal guardianship as determined by a court **in your state of legal residence?</p>

<p>Answer “Yes” if you can provide a copy of a court’s decision that as of today you are in legal guardianship. Also answer “Yes” if you can provide a copy of a court’s decision that you were in a legal guardianship immediately before you reached the age of being an adult in your state. The court must be located in your state of legal residence at the time the court’s decision was issued.</p>

<p>Answer “No” if you are still a minor and the court decision is no longer in effect or the court decision was not in effect at the time you became an adult.

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A foster parent, legal guardian, or a grandparent or other relative is not treated as a parent for purposes of filing a FAFSASM unless that person has legally adopted the applicant. An adoptive parent is treated in the same manner as a biological parent on the FAFSA.

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