@JustGraduate First of all NC issues only relate to the CSS Profile and have nothing to do with the FAFSA. Second, the vast majority (not all) of schools recognize that the simple fact a family receives child support does not mean that they have contact with the NC parent and are not going to issue a denial simply based on this fact. The more generous the school the more likely they are to use the “relationship” standard and not just the “contact” standard. However, as I indicated earlier even within these broad ranges there is an extreme amount a variability from school to school and we are often surprised when a colleague indicates that they would or would not waive given a particular set of facts.