I need help

Kristin - posted on 10/16/2012

In Canada the parent who has primary care of the children is the one who claims the child on their taxes. If he tries to claim the child all you need is to submit to the government proof of residency for you, the child and your ex. Your childs doctor or teacher will be able to provide a letter stating that you and your ex do not live together and that you have day to day care of your child. Whether or not he pays child support has nothing to do with claiming dependents on your taxes.

Lisa - posted on 10/16/2012

The only legal way he can claim your child is if he provides over 50% of his support. If he's not supporting the child and doesn't have over 50% custody (time the child spends in his house on a monthly/yearly basis) he's defrauding the government and taking food our of your child's mouth. I am not sure exactly how to go about rescinding the agreement (other than going to court and asking the judge to rescind it), but maybe you could contact your local legal aid society and ask them.

Ivy - posted on 09/12/2012

My child's father only sees her for 2-4 days about three times a year, and he gets every other year on the tax returns. (He pays child support regularly, though.) My lawyer said that's how it goes in the state of Washington. Although, I had to fight my own lawyer. Does anyone else live in the state of Washington with a similar situation?

Anyway, I think it varies much by state.

Nicola - posted on 09/11/2012

You should just be able to contact the child support agency and ask for a child support statement. 



It should have all the details of his taxable income, his care percentage of your child and what he pays in child support. It should also have yours aswel, which will show correct detail and attach it to your tax return.



When you do your tax, tell your ex as a courtesy (to avoid him getting into trouble) that your claiming as it's your money that supports your child, not his. 

Holly - posted on 09/09/2012

Contact any tax.preparer or the IRS. They MOST likely will tell you that the parent with physical custoday and being the child's sole supporter will be the only one legally allowed to claim your child on your taxes only. Good luck :)

Amie - posted on 09/07/2012

someone please help me, I just want to have extra money to save up for my childs future and I cant do it by myself, the father does not help me at all. I want to claim my child every year, how can I unagree to having the father claim him, when he doesnt even take care of our child or support him at all. still no child support and I tried to send a letter to complain I haven't recieved child support for over 3 months and counting.

Amie - posted on 09/07/2012

he doesnt have custody, all he asked for was visitation rights seeing his son for 2 days for 5 hours week. I take care of my son, choose doctors for him, and provide everything my son needs since child support money has not been receiving now for over 3 months now. Still no child support money from the father, nothing. I let him see our son for as long as he wants which isnt much as he doesnt want to be tide down and wants to party and hang out all the time. I have my son 24/7 and provide everything. I'll be lucky when child support money comes in, if it ever does that I get less than 100 a month. I need to know how I can take away the right I gave the father to claim our son every other year. I want to claim my son every year since I have my son all the time and take care of him. I dont want the father to claim that money and then use it to buy beer and whatever else he does, I know he wont use it on our son, I asked only I agreed to every other year if he uses that money towards our childs education but no where on the agreement did the attorney bother to write down why I agreed to him claiming our child every other year. Its complete crap. Courts are too father friendly and dont give a crap what the mother has to say.

Michelle - posted on 09/07/2012

You would have to petition the court to have that part of your custody agreement changed it has nothing to do with child support.