Emancipated Minor

Emancipated Minor

On your FAFSA, you answered that you are/were an Emancipated Minor (or that you were until you reached the age of majority for your state).

For financial aid purposes, this means a judge in a court determined that:

• You were a minor, but should be legally emancipated (considered an adult).

If you are an Emancipated Minor, submit a copy of the court document showing your emancipated minor status from the state of your legal residence to the Office of Financial Aid. 

• Documentation does not include:
  • A document created by an attorney.
  • Documentation proving that you live on your own and support yourself.

If you don't have a court document for emancipated minor, then remove the emancipated minor option from your Personal Circumstances on the FAFSA. If you have no other personal circumstances to make you an Independent student, you will need to add parent information to invite them to complete their portion of the FAFSA.