The Modern Family: a Challenge for Student Aid

Divorce, remarriage, pre-nups, and same-sex parents lead to technicalities and tough calls

The job has never been easy. But these days, Maureen McRae Levy says her role as director of financial aid at Occidental College here requires her to wear more hats than ever before.

"I have to be a tax-enforcement agent, lawyer, accountant, and social worker," she says.

Many other student-aid professionals describe their jobs in similar terms. Determining how much families can pay

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