FAFSA and Parents Income

mom2collegekids
Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:24:04 +0000

*mom2collegekids, the similarities between your neighbor and myself are eerie. I thought you WERE my neighbor! With the exception of your friend’s daughter having her cell phone cut off, and borrowing money from people (I’ve never done that; I’m just too ashamed), the scenario is basically the same.

Her father is exactly like your neighbor’s ex (angry/blaming/and hails from the land of depression and alcoholism). My d summed it up perfectly the day he got arrested. She looked at him while she was in so much pain and just said “I don’t care what happens to you at this point. You never participated in my life.” I thought how prudent and concise - he’s a non-participant.*

Makes me wonder if this type (angry, depressed, and I forgot to also mention drinking problem) just breeds this kind of result when the wife is a SAHM. The H knows he can “cut her off at the knees” by changing the money access.

Also, I wonder if different states have different rules during separation. My SIL was the sole breadwinner and when she was divorcing her H, she had to keep her paycheck in a joint acct.