2007-01-26 06:06:06 · 11 answers · asked by CURIOUS 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Depends.. usually in the divorce papers it will state who has the right to claim the child or children in the divorce decree, for example my x husband claims one of our kids, and i get to claim the other.. And he's over 10,000 in the hole.. has only seen them 3 times in 7 years..and up untill a year ago had never helped me with child care or medical expenses.. BUT as wrong as it is for him to claim our son , theres nothing i can do about it with out taking him to court to have it changed.. If i tried to claim him and he claims him as well, all he has to do is show the IRS that he has legal papers to have the right to claim him, and u can get into trouble with the IRS ..so its not worth it.. so if u think theres just cause to have it reversed then do it the legal way and let a judge decide.. before just trying to "pay him back" for being a crappy father..
2007-01-26 06:14:40 · answer #1 · answered by brwneyedgrl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stay rational approximately this. Get out final year's tax return. the single you probably did via fact the custodial discern. Did you report HOH or single? Did you get any EIC? Did you get any baby tax credit/additionla baby tax credit? Now, get a sparkling tax return and rerun the numbers a similar way, yet get rid of the exemption and baby tax credit. How lots does it exchange? that's what you would be giving up in case you signed the form 8332. If this is totally little, evaluate signing. the form 8332 is voluntary. this is criminal and exists so as that divorced mom and dad can negotiate, inspite of the incontrovertible fact that this isn't any longer a call for and has no longer something to do with paying baby help.
2016-09-28 00:40:30 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your child lives in your home, you are the one entitled to claim him/her as a dependent.
My boyfriends ex wife lets him claim the kids as dependents even though they do not live with him and splits his tax return in 1/2 with him. He pays all the medical bills, all the insurance, gives them credit cards for clothes, and buys their cars. She is getting off very good. They wont even mow his damn lawn. He says him and his ex are good friends. NOT, she is supporting herself off his willingness to work 12 /6 like a dog. Its really kind of pathetic. She loves the money and he plans to pay till they are on their own. Probably like his 1st 3 kids...never!
2007-01-26 06:23:16 · answer #3 · answered by happydawg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He can only claim them as a dependant if they live with him more than 6 months out of a year!
2007-01-26 06:12:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Seems to me the person the child lives with should be the one to claim them.
2007-01-26 06:12:21 · answer #5 · answered by The_Game 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the only way he can claim your child as a dependent is if he has primary physical custody.or,if he doesnt have custody, if you made a stipulation in the custody agreement that he can claim the child.
2007-01-26 06:16:26 · answer #6 · answered by itsme2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go back and review your divorce papers. There should be something in there about who claims the child.
2007-01-26 06:43:23 · answer #7 · answered by reandsmom77 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My parents negotiated every year when I was a kid about who was going to claim me. Mom usually won until Dad had to fork over $2000 for braces.
2007-01-26 06:12:44 · answer #8 · answered by penhead72 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to pay more than 50% of there total living expenses in order to claim them
2007-01-26 06:17:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no and i think that ,that is illegal i think the one that the kids live with is the one who is supposed to claim them . I would fight him tooth and nail on that .good luck.
2007-01-26 06:21:26 · answer #10 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋