edit please! divorced parents, letter to finance office

mom4college
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:48:02 +0000

Hello clkremer,

I am guessing that your mom will still receive alimony and child support for the other children, though, after June?

I think you should write or call a financial aid officer at William & Mary (I hope you are in state) and discuss this with them, making sure that only your mom’s income will be considered for FA purposes. Perhaps they will give you an idea of what aid is likely to come your way.

As for the other schools, you can only wait for their FA packages to arrive and then when you have the offers, you can make a decision. I do not think your father can be reasonably counted on to contribute to your education, but this should not stop you. Although it is late, you might look at a financial safety, too, or a school that might give you some merit aid, such as Longwood, which has rolling admissions.

Best of luck to you. Your dad is wrong about accruing debt.