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For independent status you have to be either:
24 yrs old
married
on active duty or a vetern
have a child that receives more then 50% of their support from ypu
must have a dependent who lives with you not including your spouse or children who you support more than 50%
be a ward of the court, or were until you were 18
both parents must be deceased

In very rare instances they may make an exception, but it is for each school to decide and very hard to prove. Just because you live alone and support yourself doesn't mean you're independent. If that were the case,parents would be kicking their kids out of the house when they applied for college and the gov. knows that

Linn

"at any time since your 13th birthday, you were in out-of-home placement or a ward of the court"

Is this correct?
When I was 15, my parents custudy was temporary removed and I was placed at a pshyciatric ward due to anorexia. I then moved to a open state institution where I was supposed to stay for 2 years, but we appealed and I got out after only a month.
I spent a total of 7 months institutionalized.
The reason they took me to court the first time had nothing to do with abuse. It was simply because my parents where unble to care for me due to the fact that I was ill.

But still, my parents did not have custudy of me, they had no legal rights, and the state made every single decision - I was a ward of the state.

Could I qualify?

aigiqinf

Sorry to bump this up after a month of inactivity, but if the parents provide proof to the college that the student is a dependent then the college has to release educational records to the parent.

One of the problems with the current set up is that it extends the duration of childhood until 24, and this is unacceptable. More than likely I'll have the title of "Dr." within 6 months of turning 24, so I'm just grateful there's a provision making graduate students exempt.