FAFSA Parents' martial status problem

cptofthehouse
Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:34:44 +0000

FAFSA hooks into your parent’s tax returns. How is your mother filing her taxes? If she is filing as single, head of the household, as she would in the situation you describe, her SO would not be in the picture at all. If they are not married, he is not your stepfather as others have said.

If you are applying to schools that want NCP info; many schools requiring PROFILE or using an additonal application as well as FAFSA do, your biological father may be drawn into the picture and you will have to get a NCP waiver or you won’t get institutional aid from such schools.