I am assuming you paid for undergraduate expenses & now your child is a grad student. My interpretation was always that any money paid by the custodial parent on behalf of a child who was dependent for FAFSA at the time the money was paid was not to be reported. The reason: As a dependent student, the expectation is that the parent will pay for the child’s educational expenses. If your child was in grad school for the year in question, you will have to report- this year only. Given that any money paid on a student’s behalf will no longer count against them beginning in 2023-24, any help you choose to provide to your D as a grad student will not be reported on future FAFSAs.
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