I forgot to include a link to a really good guide for filling out the FASFA. https://www.edvisors.com/fafsa/book/user-info/ This organization has helped my students for free in completing the FASFA as well as answer other questions.
I also forgot to mention the site “Nerd Wallet” and this helpful guide on being a student who has absent parents. As previously mentioned the student will have to ask for a “dependency override” from each college. https://www.nerdwallet.com/nerdscholar/fafsa/guide/dependency-override