i know this girl, who is trying to go to college. her parents don't live together but are not separated.

She went over to the dad's place to have him provide his information or help her fill out the federal student aid form and he refuses.

He said, i don't want to help you with college. I am not going to do anything, you have to beg me to help you.

she she does. and he refuses. saying, i'm tired, go away.

she is completely devastated. i almost want to go over to his place and beat the living crap out of him.

what can she do to force him to turn over the papers? anything she can do to make him help?

 

My dad did the the same thing. Just don't put it on. Put on the moms only, since thats the only income you can claim. I did it for two years no problem.

 

Last year, as well as this year when I filled out my fafsa I did not ask for my dads information. I only put my mom's and it hasnt been a problem. My mom did file seperately from my dad but I dont know if it matters or not. Also on the part where it says the "number of people living in household" I left my dad out. He doesnt live with us but they are not seperated.

 

hmm... the mother still files taxes together with the father... would that make a difference?

 

Phuck him up

 

yes

 

Also of note is if the parents still claim the person in question as a dependant. If not then she dosen't need to claim anyone.

 

I believe she may be able to file independently without including parent's info but it may depend on her birth date.

 

daz just wrong... rot in hell phucker!

 

I went through this when I went to college. First you can't file independently until you reach a certain age, I believe it was 25 when I was going to school. The only other way to file as an independant is to live by herself for a year, pay taxes independantly (parents can't claim her as a dependant), and then file her FAFSA forms with her tax information from the year before, in the state the school is located in. Second, FAFSA is based off of your parent's taxes so the question about whether it makes a difference as to whether they file together or not is yes it does. What I did was go to talk to the school's financial aide department and explained the situation. The school may make an excpetion for your friend and consider her an "independant" even though she doesn't meet the criteria set forth by FAFSA. There are also private loans she can take out from banks, they just won't be quite as good as government loans. Last, there are always grants and scholarships for everything under the sun. I would recommend that she go to the library or buy a scholarship book and apply to any scholarships/grants that she qualifies for. Tell her not to get too discouraged, as there are lots of ways to get money for school. The financial aide office at whatever school she is attending will be the best resource for her though as they can help pull strings and help point her in the right direction. Hope it all works out.