The above information provided doesn't seem to be accurate. The same link you provided has a questionnaire at the bottom of the page that says answering any question as "Yes" would qualify you as an independent on the FAFSA application. Well, he answer yes to the very first one about the ager. Also, I have seen references to the verbiage that seems to suggest that FAFSA independency status has nothing to do with IRS dependent qualification.
