CSS and noncustodial parent?

Yes, the income from her and her new husband will factor into the financial aid at USC and other schools using the CSS Noncustodial Profile.

Using https://financialaid.usc.edu/undergraduates/prospective/net-price-calculator.html , be sure to include their income (as well as your father’s income) to get a financial aid estimate from USC (though the accuracy may be worse in the divorced parent situation).