<p>Also, even if the parent is abusive and there is a restraining order, that does not still automatically mean, that parent is not going to be on the hook for paying for college. If he is paying through high school and decides that he won’t pay another cent and the law back him up, too bad for the kid. My friend who was in that situation lives in PA and child support ends at age 18 or when the kid graduates high school, and not a single school would take the father’s refusal to pay, along with some abusive behaviour into consideration. He has the money, he is liable. In that case, a minister, social worker, school official would gladly sign off on a NCP waiver due to the behavior and problems with that parent, but colleges still may not buy into it. They do not have to go along with the waiver, as that is just a request, and as Sybbie says, it is getting increasingly difficult to get a school to agree, especially those that meet full need.</p>