<p>And yes I agree that the difference in sheltered assest in a 2 parent family vs a single parent family seems very unfair. </p>
<p>And how about a child in a household with two same sex parents? Because the federal government does not recognize gay marrigage or civil unions can only one person be used on the FAFSA calc. So what if one parent earns $400,000/yr while the natural parent(yes, there are many gay couples like this) earns $5000/yr. Does their child get a free ride because the efc is 0? I am pro-civil union, but this scenario would not be fair because the household income would be $405,000.</p>