<p>I’m doing my CSS Profile renewal forms, and … well … I forgot to have noncustodial parent documents signed while I was back home for Spring Break. How should I go about getting the required signature? Do you think faxing would be all right or should I fill out an IDOC sheet for my noncustodial parent along with the filled-out-but-unsigned noncustodial form, and put it in an envelope within an envelope addressed to IDOC?</p>
<p>I wish I could help, but son’s school doesn’t use the IDOC. I would think, you’d need the signature. ? Can you give them a call and see if a fax would be o.k.? Hope you are well. :). Happy second time around.</p>
<p>How come no one really challenges the issue that once a child is 18, NO PARENT has “custody”??? There is no such thing as having custody of an 18+ adult (of sound mind.)</p>
<p>You could challenge the “custody” terminology but I don’t know how it would make a whit of difference. The principle at work here is not the legal arrangements made for minor children in a divorce. It’s the CSS “philosophy” that parents, regardless of relationship to each other, will be assessed for their ability to contribute to the cost of their offspring’s undergraduate education. </p>
<p>FAFSA does, apparently, care about “custody.” So it seems to me your objection also suggests that after the child is over 18, FAFSA should start getting income information from both parents just like CSS/Profile does for ALL students.</p>
<p>fax it to who ever needs to sign it, have them fax back, to you and to the people requesting form, as well as sending an original signature fedex to the people that want the form, w but in the meantime, send in everthing else when you get fax with a note that form with an original signature is on its way, as well as a fax, covering all the bases</p>
<p>fax works, as long as the signature is original, the paper its on can be a copy or fax, i assume</p>
<p>I agree that overnight Fedex is the best. Also, make photocopies of everything, including before and after the signatures. You never know if you might need to redo the whole thing.</p>
<p>PS: in cases like that, it does not matter if one is 2 hours or 12 hours away. :(</p>
<p>You need an original signature, fax the blank to be signed, then have parent FedEx the original, signed document to you so you will have it tomorrow.</p>
<p>Submit the form without signature, while you work to get the signature. I bet they get a ton of them unsigned (think everyone remembers? right…) so they’re used to the drill, and you did your part to buy time.</p>
<p>Fedex will bring you the forms and pick it up for you if you call them. Or you can send it overnight via the express delivery at the Post Office.</p>
<p>It should cost about $25 each way. Be sure to put in a self-addressed express/fedex envelope to send the forms back. Then you can also arrange to have it picked up.</p>
<p>Q.<br>
Can students send in their IDOC packets by fax?<br>
A. Currently we do not accept IDOC packets by fax. Through testing we have determined that the image quality of faxes is often not acceptable. In addition, we cannot always determine the sender of the fax in cases where we would need to follow up. </p>
<p>Also, you will need to submit the Renewal Application Packet DIRECTLY to College Board IDOC Service AS ONE PACKET OF INFORMATION.</p>
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