If you have another living parent, they will need to fill out a portion of your form as a FAFSA contributor. If both of your parents have died, the FAFSA may classify you as an “independent” student through a dependency override. This means that your financial aid eligibility — ...
Filling Out the FAFSA: My Parent Has Died Do not report your deceased parent’s income when submitting the FAFSA. If both of your parents have died, you may be considered an “independent” student for financial aid. 2 By Anna Helhoski, Eliza Haverstock Filling Out the FAFSA: My Parents...
If you indicated that you areindependent of parental support, enter responses regarding your income, household size, and number of dependents. Note that Total Income = Adjusted Gross Income + Untaxed Income. Indicate if you submitted a FAFSA or CA...