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Subject: Re: How does son get to be independent?

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Date Posted: 17:42:26 07/13/03 Sun
In reply to: Megan 's message, "How does son get to be independent?" on 22:44:30 07/10/03 Thu

Federal definition of "Independent"
Guidelines for federal aid specify that to be considered independent a student must meet at least one of the following criteria:

--is at least 24 years old (born before January 1, 1979 for 2003-2004 school year aid),
--will be working on a degree beyond a bachelor's degree,
--is married on the date that the FAFSA form is filled out (if separated but not divorced, student is considered married for the purposes of this item),
--has legal dependents (other than a spouse) who receive more than half of their support from the student,
--is an orphan or ward of the court (or was until age 18), or
--is a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces (or will be one by June 30, 2004 for the 2003-2004 aid year).

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