Can Emancipation Get You Better Financial Aid

[dezzey]

My question involves guardianship in the State of: Indiana
My question pertains to my boyfriend. He's 18, lives with his parents, but he pays for everything besides food and rent. He pays for his truck and gas money and etc. He is also expected to pay for college. His parents make too much money for him to qualify for certain scholarships, but he himself won't make enough money to pay for college without having to take out major loans. I talked to other students and they said their parents are emancipating them so they can have more money for college. My question is is this possible? If so how does one go about this in the right manner? And If not what other legal options are there?

[flyingron]

Legal emancipation is different than FAFSA emancipation. There's no such thing as legal emancipation of someone over 18, they already are not under any legal disabilities.

[jk]

. I talked to other students and they said their parents are emancipating them so they can have more money for college.

they or their parents are lying. Read FAFSA's rules. They are pretty clear as to what it takes to financially emancipate the student for purposes of FAFSA and it doesn't happen by a parent simply making the statement they aren't going to help their kids with college costs.

[LawResearcherMissy]

He is also expected to pay for college.

Well, why wouldn't he be? He's a legal adult, and anything that you want after you reach legal adulthood is your responsibility. He can do like hundreds of thousands of other people, and attend classes part-time while he works.

Your friends have not been emancipated by their parents for the purposes of financial aid. That's not what emancipation is, and not what it's for.

[dezzey]

Its not the fact that he has to pay for it himself, its his parents make too much money. how fair is it your parents income is going to reflect the sort of assistance you get to pay for higher education, especially if they aren't going to help?

[jk]

Its not the fact that he has to pay for it himself, its his parents make too much money. how fair is it your parents income is going to reflect the sort of assistance you get to pay for higher education, especially if they aren't going to help?

where does he live? Does he receive any assistance for food, shelter, medical treatment, anything from his parents? If so, he is benefiting from his parents income and as such, has more money to pay for school with. He is getting assistance to pay for higher education if he receives any of the items I mentioned.

[dezzey]

That's as of now. 6 months from now he will be miles away not living off his parents. rent bills medical help the whole nine yards. So what everyone is saying is there are no kind of loopholes besides military, marriage, having a kid, or being 24+ years old (because that's the cut off age not 18). You just have to do it yourself or hope your parents it the lottery and give you $50,000 off the top!? Why does this not seem right? Kids our age are being told the only way to make it is if you have a college degree but you graduate without a career and a ton of debt.

[cbg]

Where do you think government money comes from, child? The taxpayers, that's who. Why should we shell out for his education?

[jk]

so, are you saying he is actually moving out of his parents home with ALL assistance being removed or is this distant place where he will have to pay rent and all part of his schooling situation?

[dezzey]

He is going away for school. He won't be living with his parents, and they aren't going to be sending him anything.