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Ferris State University Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid
DEPENDENCY DETERMINATION FORM 2016-2017
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FIRST NAME
MIDDLE
LAST
___________________________________________ Student ID #
____________________________________________ Phone Number (include area code)
___________________________________________ Permanent Address (include Apt. Number)
____________________________________________ City State Zip Code
You indicated on the FAFSA that you (student) are supporting a child(ren) or other legal dependent(s). This form is required to clarify your dependency status. 1) Do you (student), or will you, between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017, provide more than 50% of the support of a child or other legal dependent? YES ______ NO ______ If “NO”, please log back into your FAFSA, click on “Make corrections to a processed FAFSA” then change the answer to the question on the FAFSA which asks “Do you have children who will receive more than half of their support from you between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017” to “NO”. You will then be prompted to answer questions regarding your parent(s) and also provide parental tax information. Don’t forget to submit the FAFSA corrections and include your parent’s signature. Once you have corrected your FAFSA, please skip the remaining questions below, sign and date this form and submit it to the Financial Aid Office. If “YES”, please complete all of the remaining questions on this form, sign and submit. 2) What is the living arrangement for you and your child(ren)/legal dependent? (Please check the appropriate response) A. My child(ren)/legal dependent and I live in my parent(s)’ home. _______ B. My child(ren)/legal dependent and I live in an apartment or home that I own, lease or rent. _______ (YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR APARTMENT OR HOME RENTAL AGREEMENT, LEASE, DEED, MORTGAGE CONTRACT, ETC. WITH THIS FORM) C. My child(ren)/legal dependent do(es) not live in my residence. _______ D. My child(ren)/legal dependent and I live with someone other than my parents. ______ If you checked D, please indicate with whom you and your children live _________________________ and the relationship between you and this person or persons: _________________________________________________________________________________.
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Ferris State University Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid
DEPENDENCY DETERMINATION FORM (Ctd) 2016-2017
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3)
Please list the name(s) and ages of the children/legal dependent that you will support between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017. If your child is not yet born, please list “Unborn” in the Child Name column below and provide a statement from your doctor’s office including the expected delivery date of your child.
CHILD/LEGAL DEPENDENT NAME
AGE
DATE OF BIRTH
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4) Please list all of your current financial resources that you use to support your child(ren). Include
amounts and source of income, such as earned wages, food stamps, FIA benefits, child support received, funds provided by parents or other persons such as boyfriends, etc. Do not include financial aid. YOU MUST SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION OF ANY RESOURCES YOU REPORT BELOW (COPIES OF PAYSTUBS, FIA BENEFIT AWARD STATEMENTS, CHILD SUPPORT COURT ORDERS, ETC.)
SOURCE OF INCOME
AMOUNT RECEIVED
DATES RECEIVED
(EXAMPLE – “Wages”)
(EXAMPLE - $1000 PER MONTH)
(Include Current Income, if any)
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$__________________________
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$__________________________
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$__________________________
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$__________________________
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$__________________________
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Please submit this form and any documentation requested above to the FSU Financial Aid Office. A determination of dependency will typically be made within 7 days of the receipt of this form. Failure to provide requested documentation may result in a delay of financial aid processing. Questions may be addressed by emailing
[email protected] or by calling 231 591-2110. ____________________________________________________________ STUDENT SIGNATURE
Timme Center for Student Services 1201 S. State Street, CSS 101 Big Rapids, MI 49307 FAX 231-591-2950 EMAIL
[email protected]
__________________________ DATE
Kendall College of Art and Design of FSU 17 Fountain Street NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 FAX 616-831-9689
