noncustodial
adjective
non·cus·to·di·al
ˌnän-kə-ˈstō-dē-əl 
: of or being a parent who does not have sole custody of a child or who has custody a smaller portion of the time
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Students must disclose the financial assets of their noncustodial parents in the application.
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Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
Forty private universities have been accused of conspiring to overcharge students for tuition as a result of counting the assets of noncustodial parents when making their financial aid determinations.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The universities generated financial aid offers based on an applicant’s custodial and noncustodial parents’ financial statuses.
—Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
The law will expect a noncustodial parent to pay some amount of child support.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 14 June 2024
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Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
Forty private universities have been accused of conspiring to overcharge students for tuition as a result of counting the assets of noncustodial parents when making their financial aid determinations.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The universities generated financial aid offers based on an applicant’s custodial and noncustodial parents’ financial statuses.
—Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
The law will expect a noncustodial parent to pay some amount of child support.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 14 June 2024
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noncustodial
adjective
non·cus·to·di·al
ˌnän-kə-ˈstō-dē-əl
1
: not taking place while in custody
a noncustodial interrogation of a suspect
2
: of or being a parent who does not have sole custody of a child or who has custody a smaller portion of the time
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