Teen stepdad won’t pay for college

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teen Wolf > Teen Angel > Teen Stepdad (the subject of this thread was poorly written)

You just can’t follow along.

You just don't get any of my references because you are a nerd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why should stepdad pay for it when mom has a high income? Thats a bizzare expctation.

Where did you read that mom has a high in income?
This is OP. Neither of the parents makes a high income, especially for this area.

[Anonymous]

Your kid has a stepdad who is a teen? Cradle robber! That must be awkward. Is it your kids friend? So much to unpack here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it the sort of agreement where the student gets to legally claim very little parental income and therefore they're eligible for financial aid, and the stepfather sends generous child support and alimony?

Because that's a sweet set-up, OP. Most families would love to be eligible for financial aid...

Do you know what a stepfather is?

[Anonymous]

OP, why do you care? Mind your own business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, why do you care? Mind your own business.

Why are people so mean? The OP obviously knows this girl, likes her, feels bad for her and is crowd-sourcing info/ideas to help her and her mom. That’s the point of a discussion forum. If you don’t want to help, be quiet.

[Anonymous]

Clearly community college would be a good bargain, but if living at home is an issue, can Mom afford a state school with in-state tuition?

Or look at Catholic privates, they often provide a lot of merit aid. My son went to one and his tuition was equal or less than our state school (UMD).

[Anonymous]

First, it’s rare for stepparents to pay for college. It’s rare for two parents in a divorced situation. This teen is lucky her mom is willing to help.
Second, if this teen works hard in highschool she will get merit scholarships. She can also get Pell grant if mom is low income. This will bring price down considerably.

[Anonymous]

^oops forgot to add-
Third, she should apply to private schools which offer much more merit. State schools typically can’t offer much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We know a teen whose mom and stepdad seem to have an agreement that the stepdad is not responsible for paying for any of the teen’s college. So it is up to the mom, I don’t think she makes tons of money, but they won’t get as much aid if they have to include the stepdad’s salary.
Is there any way around this? I feel so sorry for this teen. She deserves to go to college.

Why isn’t her dad contributing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it the sort of agreement where the student gets to legally claim very little parental income and therefore they're eligible for financial aid, and the stepfather sends generous child support and alimony?

Because that's a sweet set-up, OP. Most families would love to be eligible for financial aid...

Why would a stepfather pay child support and alimony???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP. Mom and stepdad had to be married for immigration reasons and have another child together. Teen’s bio dad is completely out of the picture.

This is where you should be targeting your ire instead of going after the stepfather.

[Anonymous]

They will divorce over this. Exact same scenario happened last year at my kids' HS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at schools which accept the CSS non custodial waiver

Does that help where the custodial parent’s spouse is the high earner who disqualified the kid from aid but also refuses to help?

Why didn’t the custodial high-earner parent save for her college?

[Anonymous]

She can join the military for a few years. Good pay check, gets her out of her current situation, she will no longer be considered their dependent and she will get the GI Bill.