529 impact on need aid

Aejmom
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:59:04 +0000

cag60093:

I was told that would only help her separated H because his portion of pay will be reduced which he’ll be very happy about. This is not a payback attitude from her. He has not follow through on divorce proceedings for many many years because he doesn’t want to show his financials or provide child support. In order to keep peace, she has put up with a lot of BS for too long so he will at least pay 50% of education expenses.

This being the case, you or your sister paying half the tuition and then seeking reimbursement from the 529 might be a better option than having the money sent directly from the 529 to the school. This is especially true if the father can view the student’s billing record. Otherwise he might claim that since you gave the student half the money, he only owes 1/4 and your sister the other 1/4.