FAFSA’s Relationship Status With Your Parents – ‘It’s Complicated’

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If you’re applying for financial aid to help you pay for college and you are considered a dependent student in the eyes of the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), you are required to provide your parent’s or parents’ personal and financial information. A “parent” must be a legal (biological or adoptive) parent or stepparent, or a person deemed by the state to be a legal parent, such as the parent listed on your birth certificate. If your parents are divorced and live together, they both count — check off “Unmarried and both parents living together” on your FAFSA form.