<div dir="ltr">I have a question, I have a student who was laid off March 2017. Very significant income loss (2015 & 2016 income was around $68,000).<div><br></div><div>IF I make a PJ, what should I use as basis for income?</div><div><br></div><div>Should I use her spouse's 2015 or 2016 income?</div><div><br></div><div>Also, I am using her wages up until time of lay-off plus her Unemployment compensation - would that suffice?</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 12:36 PM, Machelle Ellis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mellis@mscok.edu" target="_blank">mellis@mscok.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Thank you to everyone who answered this question! This is great news for students in this situation. </div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 11:07 AM, Pacheco, Caryn L. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cpacheco@ou.edu" target="_blank">cpacheco@ou.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Answer YES if at any time since you turned age 13-<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> -you had no living parent, even if you are now adopted. OR<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> -You were in foster care, even if you are no longer in foster care OR<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> -You were a dependent or ward of the court, even if you are no longer a dependent or ward of the court today.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">She is independent. ;-)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Phone: <a href="tel:(405)%20325-9627" value="+14053259627" target="_blank">405-325-9627</a>| 1000 Asp Ave, Buchanan Hall Room 216 | Norman, OK 73019|<a href="http://www.financialaid.ou.edu" target="_blank">www.financialaid.ou.edu</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> OASFAA [mailto:<a href="mailto:oasfaa-bounces@lists.onenet.net" target="_blank">oasfaa-bounces@lists.o<wbr>nenet.net</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Machelle Ellis<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 24, 2017 11:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:oasfaa@lists.onenet.net" target="_blank">oasfaa@lists.onenet.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Oasfaa] Dependent or Independent<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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