I'm doing a research paper and I've tried looking it up in financial aid handbooks and online, and I'm not having any luck. Does anyone know?
2006-08-10 15:40:16 · 9 answers · asked by Christina S 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
No. There are a lot of things that schools and the government look at when determining a student's Pell eligibility -- but child support owed isn't one of them. On the OTHER hand, child support that you PAID can be reported on Worksheet C of the FAFSA and therefore can actually work in your favor when you apply for Federal Student Aid. Another good reason to do the right thing and pay up!
You might have a little bit of touble finding this in the Federal Student Aid Handbook, though. The Handbook is full enough with all the things that we HAVE to look for that they don't take up room with the things we don't have to check. If you need to cite a source, try the Student Eligibility volume of the most recent FSA handbook: http://www.ifap.ed.gov/sfahandbooks/0607FSAHBKVol1.html
2006-08-10 15:56:04 · answer #1 · answered by FinAidGrrl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The money for PELL grants is not able to have a lien on it because it is there to advance you in life, so you can pay your debts. But remember that you must file your taxes in order to fill out a FAFSA. So, if a person files for back child support, they can have it taken straight from the loser's taxes. This might be more money than they would have gotten in Pell Grants!
2006-08-10 15:46:09 · answer #2 · answered by Raxxillion 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it can.
Defaulted loans, liens, anything like that, providing it has brought to a collection agency. Any type of collection on the person (or even the parents if its a loan on the students behalf for school) will affect their eligibility for a pell grant, and many other types of grants as well.
It's like saying, you don't have any money, and you are attempting to get educated so you can get out of that, but instead we are going to put you more in debt and make it even harder for you to get an education.
That's why the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. It's a lousy system, and I hope your paper is trying to change that, one word at a time.
2006-08-11 02:22:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
my daughter owed thousands of dollars in arrears and she still was able to receive a pell grant.Go to a local community college and talk with the financial aid people and they will be able to tell you more
2006-08-11 04:53:26 · answer #4 · answered by Elizabeth 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
huh i'm no longer getting how your tax go back is going to help your husbands previous... oh i'm getting it you ought to have filed at the same time i think. i ask your self in case you filed one by one in case you ought to shop your taxes. i comprehend that provides and gi-bill aren't any further considered earnings for me in additional than a number of circumstances for faculty yet i'm no longer an expert on it precisely. i ought to recomend asking a lawer possibly. And yeah below is ideal i imagine its no longer you who owe the newborn help. yet to be particular i ought to ask a lawer purely to you may comprehend your rights.
2016-11-29 21:30:43 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-08-10 15:45:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
no if your intitled to the grant the fact you owe money elsewhere makes no difference
2006-08-10 15:52:23 · answer #7 · answered by norman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes it can
2006-08-10 16:17:05 · answer #8 · answered by ozcall2006 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i would expect so..
2006-08-10 15:50:40 · answer #9 · answered by wizard 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋