Question about financial aid and granparents?

[swimcatsmom]

<p>actually according to

A foster parent, legal guardian, or a grandparent or other relative is not treated as a parent for purposes of filing a FAFSA unless that person has legally adopted the applicant. An adoptive parent is treated in the same manner as a biological parent on the FAFSA.

from <a href=“http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/completing_fafsa/2007_2008/ques5.html[/url]”>http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/completing_fafsa/2007_2008/ques5.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>even if your gparents legally become your guardians you cannot use their info for FAFSA. Anyway unless you are starting college very young you probably are past the guardian stage. From what I have read on previous posts you have to provide a lot of proof that you have had no contact or financial support from a parent for years to be able to avoid using the parent on FAFSA.</p>