<p>Apply to FAFSA-only schools then.</p>
<p>Unlike some who have suggested they were abused by their now-absent parents, it sounds like your rift with your father doesn’t have any particular (or unforgivable) basis. You can always form a new relationship with him when the specter of never-ending custody and support lawsuits is no longer hanging over everything.</p>
<p>Don’t be surprised if he is too scared or hurt to try, though.</p>