FORT SCOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2015-2016 Independent Verification Form (V3-Child Support Paid) Your 2015-2016 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) was selected for review in a process called verification. The law says that before awarding Federal Student Aid, we must ask you to confirm the information you reported on your FAFSA. To verify that you provided correct information, we will compare your FAFSA with the information on this institutional verification document and with any other required documents. If there are differences, your FAFSA information may need to be corrected. You must complete and sign this institutional verification document, attach any required documents, and submit the form and other required documents to us. We may ask for additional information. If you have questions about verification, contact us as soon as possible so that your financial aid will not be delayed. ______________________________ Student’s Last Name ______________________ Student’s First Name _____ M.I. ____________________ SSN or Student ID# Child Support Paid: It was indicated on the student’s FAFSA, that the student or spouse, who is a member of the student’s household, paid child support in 2014. List below the names of the persons who paid the child support, the names of the persons to whom the child support was paid, the names of the children for whom the child support was paid, and the total annual amount of child support that was paid in 2014 for each child. If no child support was paid, please write N/A on the table below. Name of Person Who Paid Child Support Name of Person to Whom Child Support was Paid Name of Child for Whom Support was Paid Amount of Child Support Paid in 2014 NOTE: If we have reason to believe that the information regarding child support paid is not accurate, we may require additional documentation; such as: A copy of the separation agreement or divorce decree that shows the amount of child support to be provided A statement from the individual receiving the child support certifying the amount of child support received Copies of the child support payment checks or money order receipts Certification and Signatures: Each person signing below certifies that all of the Information reported is complete and correct. ________________________________________ Student’s Signature ______________ Date ________________________________________ Spouse’s Signature (Optional) ______________ Date WARNING: If you purposely give false or misleading information, you may be fined, be sentenced to jail, or both. Certification READ, SIGN, AND DATE If you are the student, by signing this application you certify that you (1) will use federal and/or state student financial aid only to pay the cost of attending an institution of higher education, (2) are not in default on a federal student loan or have made satisfactory arrangements to repay it, (3) do not owe money back on a federal student grant or have made satisfactory arrangements to repay it, (4) will notify your college if you default on a federal student loan, and (5) will not receive a Federal Pell Grant from more than one college for the same period of time. If you are the parent or the student, by signing this application you agree, if asked, to provide information that will verify the accuracy of your completed form. This information may include U.S. or state income tax forms that you filed or required to file. Also, you certify that you understand that the Secretary of Education has the authority to verify information reported on this application with the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies. If you sign any document related to the federal student aid programs electronically using a Personal Identification Number (PIN), you certify that you are the person identified by the PIN and have not disclosed that PIN to anyone else. If you purposely give false or misleading information, you may be fined $20,000, sent to prison, or both. Everyone whose information is given on this form should sign below. The student (and at least one parent, if parent information is given) MUST sign below. Student________________________________________________ Date: ____________ Student’s FSCC ID# or SSN ________________________________ This form must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office by the following dates: Fall 2015 – November 18th, 2015 Spring 2016 – April 20th, 2016 Summer 2016 – July 1st, 2016 Failure to meet these deadlines may result in no aid awarded for that semester FOR FA OFFICE USE ONLY: CSP by student __________ CSP by spouse __________ Need to correct FAFSA? Y / N