my boyfriend has 4 children with his ex, he pays her 200.00 a month, but this has never been court ordered, she however doesnt let him carry 2 of the kids on his taxes, she carries 2 and lets her parents carry 2, my question is this, he is the father, shouldnt he get to claim 2 kids since he gives her money monthly for their care, and can he file the monthly support on his taxes sort of like a deduction even if he doesnt carry the kids? we are from texas if that matters any....
2007-03-03 04:52:07 · 5 answers · asked by Sandie L 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
No, as long as there is no court order saying he can claim them, a non-custodial parent can only claim kids if the custodial parent gives them written permission. This is true no matter how much child support they pay, and whether it is court-ordered or not.
Her parents can only claim any of the kids, though, if they qualify to do so. If the ex and her kids live with her parents, then they probably do qualify - if they don't live with them, then no probably not.
2007-03-03 12:51:34 · answer #1 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Child support can never be claimed by the one paying it. Ever.
$200 a month doesn't even start to feed 4 children so why would he think he is entitled to credit?
He should go get a second job and send all that money to his ex. 4 kids and $200 a month is a joke. He was man enough to make the babies, he should be man enough to better take care of them.
just my 2 cents and I am sick to death of paying more taxes to support other peoples decisions.
2007-03-03 13:16:45 · answer #2 · answered by Gem 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Since there is nothing that's court ordered, the amount your BF pays is irrelevant. If there isn't some sort of signed document stating that your BF can claim the children, he's pretty much out of luck. If he can get his ex to sign Form 8332 to release to him the right to claim the children, there isn't much he can do, particularly if he's the non-custodial parent.
Sorry I don't have better news.
2007-03-03 12:57:11 · answer #3 · answered by SuzeY 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If he is divorced, this must have been addressed in the child custody/child support part of the divorce settlement. If it's never been court ordered, then I'm guessing they're not yet divorced.
$200 a month is barely enough to support one child let alone 4 kids. Maybe he should just consider himself lucky. The deduction for a child is something like $3400 for each kid. He's paying her $2400 a year total for all 4 kids. I guess if I were the wife, I probably wouldn't let him deduct them either. He's not paying her enough child support to warrant it. He'd get a $6800 credit when all he paid her was $2400.
2007-03-03 13:04:59 · answer #4 · answered by Faye H 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
murder
2007-03-03 12:55:09 · answer #5 · answered by riu bambu 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋