susanr64

The following excerpt is on the Princeton Financial Aid website:

"If the parent you live with has remarried, that parent and stepparent complete the PFAA and FAFSA. No information is required from the non- custodial parent.
If the parent you live with has not remarried, then that parent completes the PFAA and FAFSA and the non-custodial parent completes Princeton’s “Non- custodial Parent’s Form.”

Am I correct that this is saying that because I am divorced and remarried, only I and my husband fill out the PFAA and FAFSA, and my ex-husband doesn't have to fill out anything?

This is surprising to me, because I thought most schools wanted contributions from both divorced parents. Am I understanding this correctly? If so, are there other schools with similar policies?

vballmom

You seem to have the correct interpretation of Princeton's policies.

Most schools do not require that both divorced parents fill out financial aid forms. For schools that only require FAFSA, only the custodial parent fills out the form and the non-custodial parent's income and assets are not reported. For schools that require the CSS Profile, the majority do not require the non-custodial parent to report income or assets.

https://profileonline.collegeboard.c...ionServlet.srv

Others will point out that the top schools such as Princeton have their own forms and policies for non-custodial reporting, which is true, but these are not "most schools".