Are Divorced parents required to pay for college in Indiana?
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Are Divorced parents required to pay for college in Indiana?
Married parents are not legally obligated to pay for their children’s college education. However, Indiana family law requires that college costs be addressed in divorce decrees or in modifications to existing decrees. Generally, this means that the child support obligation terminates when the child turns nineteen.
Who pays for college when parents are divorced?
“There are tax credits for paying college tuition, but you must claim the student to receive them,” Orsolini said. Only one parent in a divorce can claim a child. Additionally, the parent who claims the college student as a dependent doesn’t have to be the same person listed as the custodial parent on the FAFSA.
Which parent do you put on fafsa?
If you are considered a dependent student for FAFSA® purposes, you will need to provide information about your legal parent(s) on the application. A legal parent is your biological or adoptive parent, or your legal parent as determined by the state (for example, if the parent is listed on your birth certificate).
