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Feb 6, 2024
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paulb
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I thought you didn't get pell till 24 or married
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Buffalo
Feb 6, 9:26am
I think they have to be 25 or married to not include parents income on FAFSA
bYuFB
Feb 6, 9:27am
This is correct
Magneto
Feb 6, 9:27am
Right. Claim them now and then get them married ASAP after the mission. 🙂
NOCAL_YFAN
Feb 6, 9:37am
I thought you didn't get pell till 24 or married
paulb
Feb 6, 9:27am
I didn't claim mine from a tax standpoint because they gained more filing single than I did claiming them. But for Pell
unctoothman
Feb 6, 9:28am
I did that when all my kids served missions and all were able to get Pell grants
Jersey hunter
Feb 6, 9:30am
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Buffalo
Feb 6, 9:31am
Here are the questions on the government's website. Yes to one of them makes
paulb
Feb 6, 9:37am
They still look at the parents income until they are 24. So either your income
Chester Copperpot
Feb 6, 9:35am
No, this is not going to work. If you aren't 24 yrs old, standards are strict
nova_coug_fan
Feb 6, 9:58am
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Buffalo
Feb 6, 10:04am
Well, they aren't students so if they are on their mission for more than half
Chester Copperpot
Feb 6, 9:30am
If the parents no longer support them at 18, I think it is insane that they still include the parent's income.
Ragnar Danneskjold
Feb 6, 9:50am
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Buffalo
Feb 6, 9:52am
Exactly, the moral hazard of doing it differently would be very bad
nova_coug_fan
Feb 6, 10:05am
Yeah, just sucks for the kids that really do not have any family support and are 100% on their own.
Ragnar Danneskjold
Feb 6, 10:49am
I’ve heard about students getting married so they’d get fasfa. It was a business
Magneto
Feb 6, 10:28am
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Ragnar Danneskjold
Feb 6, 10:49am
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