{"id":53,"date":"2016-10-19T17:56:13","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T17:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=53"},"modified":"2017-12-14T08:22:13","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T13:22:13","slug":"infographic-helps-students-determine-parental-contributions-on-fafsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/10\/19\/infographic-helps-students-determine-parental-contributions-on-fafsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Infographic Helps Students Determine Parental Contributions on FAFSA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/a>Editor’s note: A version of this postwas originally published on Admitted in December 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n

Families are complicated.<\/p>\n

Many children split their time between two or more homes. Others live with grandparents.<\/p>\n

So it\u2019s no surprise that questions abound each year as students determine how to record parental tax information on the FAFSA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

An infographic from the US Department of Education \u2014 Who\u2019s My Parent When I Fill Out the FAFSA<\/a> \u2014 can help students (and counselors) through the application process.<\/p>\n

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The flow chart was shared in a post on the department\u2019s Homeroom<\/em> blog<\/a>. Authors Tara Marini and Cindy Forbes Cameron \u2014 who work in the Federal Student Aid office \u2014 also highlighted some general advice for students.<\/p>\n

Their guidelines for reporting parent information on the FAFSA include:<\/p>\n

\u2022 If your parents are living and legally married to each other, answer the questions about both of them.
\n\u2022 If your parents are living together and are not married, answer the questions about both of them.
\n\u2022 If your parents are divorced or separated and don\u2019t live together, answer the questions about the parent with whom you lived more during the past 12 months. If you lived the same amount of time with each parent, give answers about the parent who provided more financial support during the past 12 months or during the most recent 12 months that you actually received support from a parent.
\n\u2022 If you have a stepparent who is married to the legal parent whose information you\u2019re reporting, you must provide information about that stepparent as well.<\/p>\n

Students must complete a FAFSA to be considered for federal financial aid. Forms for the 2017-18 academic year are available now<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Admitted writer\/editor Mary Stegmeir welcomes additional comments and story ideas at mstegmeir@nacacnet.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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