2024-2025 Orphan/Ward of the Court/Legal Guardianship

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You indicated on your FAFSA that you are an orphan or a ward of the court, or that you are an emancipated minor or in legal guardianship. Please answer the following questions.

At any time after you turned the age of 13, were both of your parents deceased? Required Documentation: Copies of Death Certificates*

YesNo

At any time after you turned the age of 13, were you in foster care or a ward of the court, even if your status was changed later? Required Documentation: Court Documentation*

YesNo

Are you now, or were you upon reaching age of majority, an emancipated minor or in a legal guardianship? Required Documentation: Provide a copy of a court's decision that you were an emancipated minor or were in a legal guardianship up to reaching the age of being an adult in your state. In Michigan, the age of majority is 18.*

YesNo

If you answered YES to any of the above questions, you are considered independent for financial aid purposes. Attach the required documentation as requested above, sign, and submit this form.

Attach the required documentation.*

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Do you have an adoptive parent?*

YesNo

If you answered YES to the fourth question and NO to the first three questions above, you will need to complete your FAFSA as a dependent student using your parents' or adoptive parents' information.

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2024 - 2025 Orphan/Ward of the Court/Legal Guardianship