I learned a bit more about the NCPs situation last night after talking to his brother. His brother, who is a responsible, reliable individual, indicated that he is sure the NCP (his brother) would NOT complete the FAFSA. He has lots of issues with back taxes, court cases, etc., although his “above the table” income is low. The brother also reminded me that the NCP has assets of at least $350,000 from the 1/3 of the house he inherited with his parents. The brother thought maybe the fact that it was in a trust might make a difference…?? There are also numerous court cases, law suits, etc. swirling around him. He also has several domestic disturbance calls, etc., although I’m not sure there if he was arrested. (I mention this because he’s not the type of person you want to push - I’ve opted not to aggressively pursue child support because we live a sane, drama-free life, and I want to keep it that way.) It’s a cluster.
We actually don’t know where he’s currently living and have had no contact with him for years - but I could not truthfully tell the schools we couldn’t find him.
I realize every college is different, but does anyone have stats on the percentages of waiver requests that are granted? Or personal experience when the NCP does not have contact with the children and does not pay court-ordered child support?
She has several great safety and match options in Florida, but wants to at least explore other options, knowing they have to work financially. If the chance of a waiver being granted is small, though, we’ll likely limit our search to schools that don’t require NCP info.
@ucbalumnus and @thumper1, thanks for the list of CSS schools with NCP info.