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[quote=Anonymous]OP, all you can really do is tell them your situation and they'll decide how much they want your kid.  But unless your kid is highly desirable, it's unlikely they won't impute at least a little bit of income to you.  If your child is in school during the day, can you really literally not earn any money whatsoever?  That's just kind of hard to believe.

You can argue all day that they "should" give you FA because of elder-care, illness, special needs, the value of homeschooling, your public school sucks, whatever.  But the number of people who could legitimately make that kind of argument is far greater than the number of students the school will accept.  And it sounds like you might not have the saddest story in the bunch.  You need to open your eyes here.  They aren't going to give you a whole lot unless your kid is really a standout in their applicant pool.

At $80K I have to ask, are you on track for retirement?  What are your plans for college?  It might not be responsible to pay anything at all for private school if you aren't on track here.  You're doing your kid no favors by ignoring this.[/quote]

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