who's income for fasa--divorced

[swimcatsmom]

<p>For FAFSA you have to report the financial information of the parent and spouse with whom the student lives.</p>

<p>from the 2008-2009 instructions (2009-2010 are not available yet)
[Completing</a> the FAFSA 07-08/The Application Questions(55-83)](<a href=“http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/completing_fafsa/2008_2009/ques5.html]Completing”>http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/completing_fafsa/2008_2009/ques5.html)</p>

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If your parents are divorced (or separated - see below for more information), answer the questions about the parent you lived with more during the 12 months preceding the date you complete the FAFSA.

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**A stepparent is treated in the same manner as a biological parent if the stepparent is married, as of the date of application, to the biological parent whose information will be reported on the FAFSA **or if the stepparent has legally adopted you. There are no exceptions. Prenuptial agreements do not exempt the stepparent from providing required data on the FAFSA. Note that the stepparent’s income information for the entire base year, 2007, must be reported even if your parent and stepparent were not married until after the start of 2007, but were married prior to the date the FAFSA was completed.

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<p>If your daughter goes to a school that requires CSS/Profile then the income of the custodial parent and spouse *and *the income of the non-custodial parent and spouse must be reported on CSS.</p>