msnewvogue
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I live in the state of New York where the age of majority is 18 like most states. However, in the state of New York, even though your parents are not legally responsible for their children's housing, clothing, medical/dental insurance or nutrition, if that 18+ year old child chooses to go on to achieve a degree in higher education (i.e. college) our state laws require parents to pay for their children's tuition until the age of 24...
A friend of mine is 20 years old. He works as a full time automotive technician, and he rents his own apartment, and he owns his own car, but he just can't afford to go back to school full time like he wants to.
His parents have money but are a bit cheap. They make too much money for him to qualify for financial aid and most scholarships but they won't help him pay for school either.
The school councelors and financial aid offices say he needs to file for emancipation but that doesn't sound right to me; afterall, my state defines emancipation as a minor under 18 seeking independence for a guardian or an adult 18-20 if they are a ward of the state. Is there such an emancipation that does exactly this (he only wants to be separate from his parents on his fafsa when he registers to go back to school)? If so is it still called an emancipation or does it go by another name?
A friend of mine is 20 years old. He works as a full time automotive technician, and he rents his own apartment, and he owns his own car, but he just can't afford to go back to school full time like he wants to.
His parents have money but are a bit cheap. They make too much money for him to qualify for financial aid and most scholarships but they won't help him pay for school either.
The school councelors and financial aid offices say he needs to file for emancipation but that doesn't sound right to me; afterall, my state defines emancipation as a minor under 18 seeking independence for a guardian or an adult 18-20 if they are a ward of the state. Is there such an emancipation that does exactly this (he only wants to be separate from his parents on his fafsa when he registers to go back to school)? If so is it still called an emancipation or does it go by another name?
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