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Planning to Get Married?

The following facts outline federal regulations with regard to changes in dependency status due to marriage. Please consider these facts as you make your decision on when to file for financial assistance.

"Dependency status may not be updated as a result of a change in marital status." {Regulatory Authority 668.55 (a)(3)}"
If you were originally designated as a dependent student in the current award year, your status cannot be updated to independent due to marriage.
Students who are not 24 years of age by December 31 of the award year must submit a marriage license.
Your marital status as of the date you filed for financial assistance will be used. Conflicting information will be investigated.

For example, if a dependent student marries after filing the aid application, the student may not update the dependency status but would have to remain dependent even if he or she would not be claimed by the parents as a tax exemption in the relevant year. This situation is particularly significant to students who are not otherwise independent and are planning to get married.

Remember, waiting until after your marriage to file as independent may risk a delay in receiving financial assistance and/or the unavailability of campus-based funding.

For more information and counseling regarding this matter, please contact the FHSU Financial Assistance Office.

Financial Assistance Office
Custer Hall	Phone: (785) 628-4408
600 Park Street	Toll Free: 1-800-628-FHSU (3478)
Hays, KS 67601	Fax: (785) 628-4014
Title IV Federal Code 001915	Email: finaid@fhsu.edu
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