<quote> You basically have to show that your parents have completely disowned you and that you have no relationship with them whatsoever. </quote>
It wasn't that bad for me, but I did have to show I was getting no financial support from them, which I wasn't. Ok a few bucks every now and then, but nothing that would buy a text book. This was a decade ago; I believe they have toughened the requirements since then. -------------- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" - Cynthia Dunning ....-----Original Message----- ....From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ....Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 11:14 AM ....To: CF-Community ....Subject: Re: Student Loan Consolidation .... ....> Matthew wrote: ....> I know it's a moot point, but it is possible to declare yourself ....independent ....> from your parents in order to receive more financial aid. I know ....people who ....> have done so. ....> .... ....Yes, but it's not easy. .... ....You can declare Independence at 18 but the government makes this very ....difficult for anyone that wants do it. (that is, get the money and ....then sneak resources from their parents). .... ....You basically have to show that your parents have completely disowned ....you and that you have no relationship with them whatsoever. .... .... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:158197 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
