independent or dependent?

apacheco97
Sat, 05 Sep 2015 19:42:53 +0000

For fafsa im still unsure about my status, if anyone could help here’s my situation!

I haven’t lived with my parents since i was eight, and i haven’t seen them since then (im now 18)

ive been living with relatives but i was too young to know whether i was in legal guardianship under the person who i was living with, or if that was considered foster care since we really didn’t go through the process (i dont think). and i really have no idea about the whole court thing if they were involved, i just remembered there were social workers here and there. Ive been working since i was 15 since i wasn’t really financially supported but provided room/ food

when i was 16 i moved in with another relative (different from the previous one) they provide everything but i pay for my own expenses/bills. etc.

my mother then passed away a couple months later.

Adding on to that, i also dont know if i should just put dependent and put my dad’s income as $0 for the family income (since i dont live with him, he doesn’t work, i actually dont know much about him, and he’s the only one alive) instead of putting myself as independent, or if i do put my self as independent should i put my income?

andddd, i have 4 siblings but they dont live with me, should i add that on the family information section on fafsa?