<p>I was the step parent of a child who is going to college. She needs to have her FAFSA renewed for this year. Her mother and I were divorced on 02/06/2006. Do I still need to provide my income information?</p>
<p>The info you would be providing would be 2005 not 2006. I’d say you are probably compelled to but I also presume you have an atty who could advise you which I am not licensed to do. Did you provide income, were you separated in 2005? Lots of other questions.</p>
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<p>who normally files the FAFSA. If her mother is the custodial parent, then she should file the FAFSA. You are suppose to state your status as of the day you file. I believe that if she has filed after your divorce, then she would just be using her income. Are you obligated to pay for college as per your divorce degree?</p>
<p>I’m sorry about the divorce. It sucks. What happened?</p>
<p>I am not obligated to support her financially since she is/was my stepchild. However, in the past, I was the one filing and signing the fafsa. Because of her age, she was not even considered part of the divorce. Her mother was always had full custody of her. And I am a bit confused, because the form that state to let them know marital status of her parents as of the time that the form is to be submitted hence since we were about to do this I did not know how to proceed at this point.</p>
<p>I have no custody of this child though and neither one of us has remarried, but we (and I mean we mother/child/self) still live in the same house but completely separate lifes.</p>
<p>By the way, I just got off the phone with the FAFSA people (1-800-433-3243). They have indicated that only the mother’s income would have to be reported for I was only the stepparent.
Thank you all for your input.</p>
<p>You’re the champ if you have no obligation and you are still filing for this kid…hats off to you. Lots of folks when the obligation to participate ends their efforts end.</p>