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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]>>I don’t understand this. Even if parents are married, there is no requirement that they have to pay anything towards their kids college expenses. Why are the rules different for divorced people? <<<

Have you filled out a FAFSA form lately?  There is an "expected contribution" form the parents need to pay, and yes it is expected! I think there was a  case a few years ago where a child sued a parent to pay for her college education and she won.

[b][I don't believe  a child can declare themselves independent til age 24, [/b]which is what my niece is doing (2 more years!) so there will be no expected parental contribution. She will qualify for more aid that way.][/quote]
A student and adult can be independent at any time after 18, if they are truly independent. That means that the 18+ yo is paying for 100% of their expenses - housing, food, insurance, and college costs. However, that means that the parent can no longer claim them as a tax deduction and many don’t want to give that up.

Even if a parent will not contribute toward college, if the student is still living with them during non-school periods, the student still wouldn’t be indenpendent for aid.[/quote]

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