Will colleges accept my CSS non-custodial parent waiver form?

[Mwfan1921]

Which parent provides most of your/your household’s financial support? That will be your FAFSA custodial parent. It sounds like on your other thread that the alimony is the primary source of your family’s income…is that correct?

Your father is providing support to you and your family, so he must report his financials in CSS Profile.

See @kelsmom’s post on your other thread. Kelsmom is a financial aid expert.

US citizen living in ORM nation needing full aid [95/100 GPA, top 3%, 1530 SAT,<$10k; STEM]

Because your father pays alimony, he is considered to be a part of your family’s life. Your mother earns no money, so your father is the one who supports you most. He is your parent for FAFSA, and his income information is needed. If the reason you have not been in contact with your father has to do with escaping abuse, you can appeal to each school, requesting that they use your mother’s information. This is determined on a case by case basis by each school, and documentation by outsiders (counselors, doctors, clergy, legal documents, etc) will be required. Note that a choice not to see or talk to your dad - either by you or by him - isn’t reason enough to waive the requirement that his information be provided. The alimony points to involvement in the family.