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Divorced With a College-Bound Kid? The FAFSA Rule Most Parents Still Get Wrong

Divorce creates enough paperwork without discovering that college financial aid has its own definition of "parent. Yet when your child starts applying to college, who fills out the FAFSA can make a meaningful difference in how the family's finances are presented.

Divorced With a College-Bound Kid? The FAFSA Rule Most Parents Still Get Wrong

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Divorce creates enough paperwork without discovering that college financial aid has its own definition of "parent.

Yet when your child starts applying to college, who fills out the FAFSA can make a meaningful difference in how the family's finances are presented.

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Divorce creates enough paperwork without discovering that college financial aid has its own definition of "parent. Yet when your child starts applying to college, who fills out the FAFSA can make a meaningful difference in how the family's finances are presented.

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