Guardianship not transferred to new state.

kelsmom
Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:09:07 +0000

And you are under no obligation to provide any information regarding his parents or their situation. The guardianship order makes it clear that they are no longer legally responsible for him. Nothing further need be said.



Not necessarily true. Schools usually require proof of guardianship, and if it is not the type of guardianship required to be considered independent, more information will be required if the student wants a dependency override.

In this case, it sounds like the guardianship is the type that will qualify the student to be considered independent. Sometimes, families decide the child will be better off staying with a relative for some reason or another … and they give temporary guardianship to that person. THIS is not the type of guardianship that allows a student to be considered independent. OP’s situation is one where the student is in guardianship because of parental inability to parent. If the guardianship was in effect up to the age of 18, the paperwork from that court-ordered guardianship will be acceptable

Financial aid offices will keep all information confidential. We had students who worked in our finaid office, but they did not have access to view this type of information.