<p>Send Barnard’s financial aid office an email and request a Noncustodial Parent Waiver Petition. The waiver is not automatic - that will be up to Barnard. My daughter’s situation is slightly different - we have had no financial support or contact from her father in over 14 years and his whereabouts are unknown. Barnard supplied me with a Noncustodial Parent Waiver Petition - a two page form and asks you to supply a statement about your financial statement and the noncustodial parent.</p>