Will getting married reduce my girlfriend's Financial Aid?

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I am 20 years old, I'll be 21 in May. My girlfriend just turned 20. We want very badly to get married soon but everybody says we should wait (especially her parents.) I have lived on my own before but am currently living with the parents because I just moved back home. I am getting my old apartment back very soon and will be paying 375 for rent plus electricity which is never more than 50 dollars. I don't make that much money. My job is seasonal and I draw unemployment at least two months out of the year. Probably less than 20 thousand a year. She goes to a university and I live 150 miles away. I am currently a "freshmen" in college and am taking full time classes while also working full time. It's hard but I have my goals and I know my plan. My main question is if we get married this year would it affect her Financial Aid next year? And how much would it hurt? (I would like to add that we are both mature enough to make this decision rationally. We know what is best for us. We are the ones living out lives.
 
It should not affect her financial aid since you are not under any obligation to pay for her education. But she should check with her school's financial aid office just to be certain.
 
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