A parent means your legal (biological or adoptive) parent or stepparent, or a person that the state has determined to be your legal parent by state or local law.
- Question 1: Are your parents married to each other?
If yes, then report information for both parents on the FAFSA form.
If no, then answer question 2.
- Question 2: Do your parents live together?
If yes, then report information for both parents on the FAFSA form, even if they were never married, are divorced, or are separated.
If no, then answer question 3.
- Question 3: Did you live with one parent more than the other over the past 12 months?
If yes, then report information on the FAFSA form for the parent you lived with more. Also, if this parent remarried, you will need to report information for your stepparent on the FAFSA form.
If no, then report information on the FAFSA form for the parent who provided more financial support over the past 12 months or in the last year you received support. Also, if this parent remarried, you will need to report information for your stepparent on the FAFSA form.