This may be a totally daft question, but I am 20 years old and have been completely independant from my mother since January of 2003. Financial aid considers her income as well as mine, because I am under 24 years of age, therefore I am ineligible for assistance, because combined we make 'too much'. Is there any way that I can emancipate myself even though I am over the age of 18? Is there anyway for financial aid not to consider my mothers income since she has not supported me for 2.5 years? Im really peeved that I can no longer recieve assistance based on the criteria that my mother is 'supposed' to be contributing to my college education when she is not/can't. It is totally ridiculous that if I were just 4 years older I would not have this problem

