Revised 03/2015
Copper Mountain College
Financial Aid Office
REQUEST FOR INCOME REDUCTION/ADJUSTMENT
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Student Name (Last, First, M.I.) Student ID #
PART I Please submit a typed or a legibly written statement explaining your financial situation in detail. Be sure
to include all relevant information including whom the circumstance affected, the dates the circumstances occurred
and other information that you feel would justify this reduction/adjustment of income. Include last date of
employment, reason for unemployment, date benefits stopped, etc. If you are unemployed and not receiving
unemployment benefits please specify.
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PART II Please check the reason for your reduction (listed below) and provide the appropriate documentation.
_____ Loss of Employment
student spouse mother father
Definition: Since you have completed the Current FAFSA, a member of your family has experienced a loss of
employment due to termination, layoff, disability, retirement, etc.
_____ Change in Employment Status student spouse mother father
Definition: Since you completed the Current FAFSA, a member of your family has had a change of employment
that has resulted in a substantial decrease in household income.
_____ Loss of Untaxed Income or Benefits student spouse mother father
Definition: Since you have completed the Current FAFSA, a member of your family has lost some type of untaxed
income or benefits. Untaxed income includes worker’s compensations, child support, social security benefits,
pensions and annuities, etc.
**Additional Documentation: Agency certification of loss of a benefit or untaxed income
_____ Divorce or Legal Separation student/spouse mother/father
Definition: Since you completed the Current FAFSA, a separation/divorce occurred in your immediate family.
**Additional Documentation: A copy of the divorce decree or a letter from the attorney verifying the separation date
_____ Death of Parent or Spouse
**Additional Documentation: A copy of the death certificate and/or obituary from a newspaper that list you as one
of the surviving family members