I did the FAFSA as long as the kids were dependent for FAFSA purposes. I’m self-employed & also divorced – so tax returns are complicated & there was info not shown on tax returns that needed to be entered (such as the money I was receiving from my ex for child support for the younger child when the older one went off to college). Plus FAFSA needed to correspond with CSS Profile, which asks for even more info. Some of the info needed was hard for me to chase down. So definitely not a job for my kids. Once the kids were independent for FAFSA purposes (over age 24) – then I had no involvement.