Non-custodial parents

sybbie719
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:31:25 +0000

Since there are both custodial and non-custodial parents involved, you have for a lack of better terms, 2 EFC:

You have the EFC which is based on your mon’s income and assets and a non-custodial contribution which is based on your dad’s income and assets.

So when doing your financial aid package they will calculate it as follows:

Cost of attendance - (EFC+ non-custodial contribution) = demonstrated need

for example

COA + 45000
EFC = 3000
Non-custodial = 20000

Demonstrated need = 20,000

If your mom’s EFC based on the FAFSA makes you eligible for Federal work-study, Pell, ACG, Subsidized stafford loans you will received those things if your school calculates aid based on a combination of the federal methodology+ institutional methodology.