I vaguely remember some months ago a thread about some schools that require the non-custodial profile only during the admission process. Was I dreaming lol? Honestly, I do not want to go through all these hoops again year after year if it can be avoided.
It depends on the school. If you are waived, then it is highly unlikely that they will ask your for the NC info in subsequent years. Since you must file for FA each year, the chances are that they will ask for the non-custodial info in subsequent years.
Some schools will require a waiver for NCP be completed annually. Some families do reconcile.
LOL. We’re not reconciling or anything of that nature (we were never married or together, simply a paternity agreement). I thought I had read a thread or more about how some schools determine the original financial aid package and then require less documentation for the following years. No?
Yes, NEPats, that is true. I don’t have a list of these schools, but some do not require as extensive verification over the next 3 years.
Thank you kgos16, at least I know I"m not losing my mind lol. I’m curious…trying to get financial info from a non custodial parent is difficult sometimes, not sure I want to do this another three years 
FAFSA only schools are ultimately the only way to completely avoid this, but maybe you will get lucky!
We have a few of them on our list but they aren’t really top contenders. Thanks 
If they don’t require NCP info in subsequent years, they assume the NCP info stays constant for all the years based on information provided for the first year. They don’t assume NCP info=zero. So if NCP info goes down, and it matters to finaid, it is better if you do inform them of this somehow. If NCP info goes up, then you just keep quiet.
Of course. In our case, the EFC for the NCP is at least triple, if not quadruple, what my household EFC is. The schools have established that in the original financial package. I’m just trying to save myself weeks and weeks of negotiating each year lol.
Even FAFSA-only schools aren’t necessarily FAFSA-only for certain groups of students. Pell-eligible in-state students with divorced parents are being required to provide non-custodial income/asset data for institutional aid at CSU Ft. Collins this year, and CU Boulder is also asking for additional information. They say that they’ll only require the non-custodial parent data the first year, but my guess is that they are using it to determine all four years of eligibility for the Commitment to Colorado program.