2023-2024 Orphan - Foster Care - Ward of the Court Verification
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You have submitted a 2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) indicating that you meet the description of one or more of the student status categories listed below.
Check the status description(s) below that applies to you and upload the preferred documentation as soon as possible. If you do not meet any of the student status descriptions, please update your FAFSA with your parent data or contact the Financial Aid Office for further assistance with your application.
STUDENT STATUS
Both of my parents are deceased and I do not have an adoptive parent or legal guardian.
I was a ward of the Court or had a legal guardian on or at any time after
my 13th birthday
.
I was placed in foster care and was in foster care a
t the age of 13 or older
.
I was, or am currently, in a legal guardianship as determined by a court in my state of legal residency.
I am an emancipated minor.
I am unable to locate my parents.
None of the above applies to me, and I will correct my FAFSA to include my parental information and have a parent sign my FAFSA.
SUGGESTED DOCUMENTATION
Copy of death certificates for both parents.
1. Court documentation OR
2. Certification from social worker
Demonstrating that I was a ward of the Court or had a legal guardian
on
or after my 13th birthday
1. Court documentation OR
2. Certification from social worker
Demonstrating that I was in foster care
at the age of 13 or older
1. Court documentation OR
2. Certification from social worker
1. Letter from you explaining circumstances under which emancipation was granted, AND
2. Court documentation
1. Personal statement from you describing your situation, AND
2. Three letters, at least one from a non-relative, verifying your relationship with your parents
Documentation already on file
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