Ellie04 SuperMILF
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No, the parent who has custody with primary residence is the only parent that should claim the child (unless otherwise stated in divorce or family court proceedings). Two parents can not claim the child. |
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redpez
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Both parents cannot claim the same child. It must be either/or. |
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Celeste
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Paying child support does not automatically give the father the right to claim the child.
As others have said, it can also depend on what the divorce decree or other court agreements say. Often, divorced parents can alternate, giving equal opportunity for each parent to get the benefits of claiming the child. Other times, it may be decreed the father or the mother gets the exemption, but decides he/she doesn't want to. He/she may fill out form 8332 to release his/her claim to the exemption.
However, it's usually the parent with whom the child resided for more than half the year, who gets to claim the exemption. |
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Fool in the Rain
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If you and the father were previously married, it would state in the divorce decree who gets to claim who. If you were never married to the father, then the person who has legal custody of the child gets the exemption. Or if you have joint, then it falls to whomever the child live with longer. |
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Wendy Jean
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only one parent can claim the child on their taxes; this is usually decided by the courts if the parents cannot come to an agreement on their own. |
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icddppl
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Normally that is decided when the papers are signed. My ex and I have 2 daughters, so I claim one and he claims the other. That way we both get a tax break of some kind. |
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sem3578
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Only one parent can claim the child. Generally as a rule it is the parent who has custody of the child, not the parent who pays support. |
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churchonthewayseniors
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yes the father has the rights to claim the child, but for safety sake, check with the mother to make sure she is not claiming the child. only one can do so |
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twinky
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only if you have joint custody..and even than you have to alternate years..maybe try getting the kids mother to let you once in awhile...but get it in writing and make sure she doesn't file for them or you will be the one paying the fine |
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livachic2005
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here in aus the paying parent cannot claim it, somethign men have been arguing about for ages, if they were still married they would be able to claim it. But at least they now they now base the amount of child support on the take home pay not on the top line! |
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Dee
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The parent who paid more than 1/2 total support for the child should claim, however typically the custodial parent has the right to claim....unless it was decided at the time of divorce. |
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suzieh212006
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Not unless the child lives with you for more than half the year - and child support can not be claimed on your taxes either. |
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frugernity
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Go to www.irs.gov and look it up in Publication 17. |
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artcherman
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that is some thing that needs to be discussed between the two parents,but i think so |
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hannah and hailyn's mommy
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no whoever has the child more than 6 months out of the year claims the child. |
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flomit
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Not unless he has the child with him. |
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H0ttness
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your saying "claim the child @ the end of the year" like he has just bought some kind of product! He has the right to see the child and get him/her for holidays unless the papers say other wise! your filed divorce papers... not income tax! |
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First Lady
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I think only the parent who the child lives with permanently can claim him/her...like the custodial parent. He can decuct the payments though. |
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