Independant @ 21

[Meggiekiddo]

What is the name of your state?
New York

I am 21 and I am going to college. I come from a really bad home situation. Recently someone offered me a place to live. By the end of the year I will have made about $2400. I want to get out of my house but acording to the government the FASFA I am dependant on my parents until I am 24. I want to get away with as little legal trouble as possible. I don't have money for a new toothbrush, none the less a lawyer. I just want to know if somehow this can be done. I will have a new and completely seperate address, if that matters any.

 

[cmorris]

Having a separate address doesn't matter. If you are married, have a child, were a ward of the state, or a veteran, you can be considered independent. Of course, this is aside from the age.

Before my brother-in-law married my sister, he was in the same boat. The school allowed him to be considered independent once he wrote a letter and had some references state he was on his own. There may have been a few other requirements too. However, I don't think that is the norm. But it might be worth checking out.

 

[Meggiekiddo]

State: NY

I'm not a ward of the state, etc...just made my way out of a bad situation last year and started college...but I have to put myself back in the bad situation so I can get my parents to sign my FASFA.

I have a few allies, the school (my uni's) psycholost, the head campus minister, my youth minister from my last year of highschool, and the people I would be staying with. However, the youth minister has known me the longest and thats only 2 years...

I need to make sure I can gain independance before I actually transfer address...its a really sticky situation, and I can't turn back once I cut my family out...