Thank you kindly for your detailed and informative response. My child does not pay for more than 1/2 of their expenses but the scholarship and grants do provide decent amount of cushion for tuition and housing (I could be wrong, but all of the housing is covered with the grant) and if my income is less than $80,000 then the child's tuition is also free which can be astronomical around $26,000 per semester). I have engaged a Student Financial Aid expert (using them for past 2 years to assist with FAFSA Student Aid) and they had suggested I should claim my child as my dependent as the ex-who is remarried her (or their joint income) is north of $150,000 and using their taxes for filing FAFSA would be determinantal to my child's FAFSA grants/scholarships and tuition reduction.
Not sure if the additional information as stated above would result in any changes or updates to your response. Thank you again for your detailed response.
