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From: "Joe St. Hilaire" <StHilaire@mail2.admcs.wwu.edu>
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***I would call this student independent despite the lack of income.  He 
can't be considered dependent due to lack of a legal guardian and absence of 
a parent.
He may have only $2,000 income but was supported by the uncle sufficiently 
to get by for the year.  His costs certainly are not as high as they'd be 
for a non-resident college student.

Here's another case:

A student who's been in the state more than a year and did all the right 
things to declare her intention to become a resident a year ago.  I refused 
her request to be reclassified to resident, however, because
   a) she's been enrolled here as a non-res student, incurring at least 
$15,000 in
        costs for the year;
   b) although her non-resident parents didn't claim her for 1995, her 
grandmother
        gave her $10,000 last year; and
   c) the student's income for 1995 was a mere $1800.

I have to remind myself on these cases that WAC 250-18-035 says she would be 
financially independent if she has not been claimed as an exemption and has 
not received and will not receive financial assistance in cash or in kind of 
an amount equal to or greater than that which would qualify her to be 
claimed as an exemption for tax purposes . . .

Joe St.Hilaire
Western

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From: RESIDENCY-owner
To: Discussion of Residency Issues State Wide
Subject: financial independent?
Date: Sunday, August 25, 1996 11:04AM

Hello all,
I have a 20 year-old who just graduated from high school in Seattle, where
he attended 3 of the last 4 semesters.  He lived with his uncle.   The uncle
did not become the legal guardian because the young man was 18 years old
when he moved to WA.   His only surviving parent is living in Louisiana.

The young man is claiming financial independence, although he is showing
only $2,000 income.  He has lived with family and friends in WA who have
provided free lodging and food.  My question is, what is 50% of his
financial support in this situation?  He has no automobile, but does have a
WA driver's license and voter registration.

.