I have not lived with either of my parents for all of 2019, and have several documents proving so. I pay for my medical bills, my rent, my utilities, phone bill, and food. I was working up to fifty hours a week when I was at the community college just to make ends meet. At his house, there is no room for me to live because I have 5 other siblings living there now. When I left my old apartment, I had to stay with friends.
The reason I used my dad’s information was that I thought that if you are self-supporting and do not have a “custodial” parent, you used the biological parent with the highest income.
The Financial Aid person told me to just go ahead and wait to make corrections until January when they begin filing for the Spring Semester. They are going to provide me with a form to submit for them to determine whether or not I qualify as unaccompanied youth. She also said there are going to be some changes to eligibility coming January.