| kaestu |
| (recently joined) |
| 09/01/08 02:44 AM |
Re: Claiming a child on taxes
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Well, we were able to hash this out. Our divorce docs will state that I get to claim our daughter every year but we will determine who gets the greater benefit. If it is me, things will stay as is. If it is him, he will pay me what I would have gotten. But we will leave the final docs as is stating that I get to claim her each year.
On those that says he has the right to claim her too on alternate years, we came to the decision that I get to claim her each year because I have the same schedul she does so all school holidays, summer break, school breaks, etc. she will spend with me. That is not only saving him child care expenses, but there are also more costs involved in that. So we agreed it was fair.