A little late but curious. If I had kids but they live with their guardian and I do pay child support would I be able to claim them as dependents?
2007-03-15 07:47:47 · 5 answers · asked by halihalo 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
You are able to claim a someone (anyone) as a dependent if you have provided half or more of their financial support for the year. So you are able to claim a child, your parent or a friend who you are supporting. The large caveat is that only one deduction can be claimed per person. So if you are supporting an adult, they are not also able to claim themselves on their tax forms. If you are supporting a child no one else can be claiming that same child.
In your case if you provided over half that may not be enough. The guardian may be claiming them as a dependent and if that is so you would need to settle with them who gets the dependent deduction or if you are going to split the deduction. There are forms that need to be filed with the IRS to set this all up. I hope that helps.
2007-03-15 07:59:56 · answer #1 · answered by Rich R 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Whomever has legal custody of the kids has the right to claim them unless they sign it over to you.
Child Support is not deductible nor does paying mean that you can automatically claim the child you are paying on.
2007-03-15 08:06:51 · answer #2 · answered by Wayne Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the agreement you have with the guardian and who pays more than 50% of the support.
2007-03-15 07:51:08 · answer #3 · answered by Heidi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, if you aren't their custodial parent, you wouldn't be able to claim them. Their guardian most likely could claim them though.
Rich R has a lot of misinformation in his response. Ignore it.
2007-03-15 15:51:18 · answer #4 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you can't, but I believe you can deduct the child support.
2007-03-15 07:50:42 · answer #5 · answered by kny390 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋