Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

Question:

Our current child custody agreements state I am to claim my daughter for federal and state tax purposes.

My ex provides me with two tax forms showing the difference in her taxes between claiming our child as a dependent and not claiming our child as a dependent. Then I am supposed to pay her the difference for the benefits she lost.

She claims her live-in boyfriend can claim her as a dependent, but since a dependent can't claim a dependent, would I still be required to pay her if her boyfriend claimed her?

Also, if she chooses to file joint taxes with her boyfriend am I required to pay the tax differences based on their combined income?

Question:

My question is in regard to child custody laws and who gets to claim a child on taxes.

My ex-wife has primary child custody, though the child spends the majority of her time with the grandmother - my ex-wife's mother.

It has come to my attention that the child's grandmother has been claiming my daughter on her taxes because she provides the majority of the support. All of my child support money is being transferred to the grandmother.

Can the grandmother claim my child? If my ex-wife is no longer claiming our child, shouldn't I be able to?

Question:

I am looking for financial advice on divorce in regards to college expenses and tax credits.

I no longer pay child support but I would like to contribute to my daughter's college education. It is my understanding that I cannot claim tuition that I pay because she is not my dependent.

However, can my ex-wife fill out a tax form that allows me to claim my daughter or the college tax credit?

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My child support order states that I am claim the children this year for taxes. The divorce judgment says my child support must be current to do so.

I have been paying both the current child support amount and the amount assesed for previous arrears. Does this constitute as being current?

With the deadline passed for having your taxes filed, financial adviser Dan Danford answers this timely tax question about how tax refunds work: Some years I owe money to the IRS, some years I get money refunded, and the amounts always vary.

Is there a way to get a consistent refund or have an idea on how much I will receive or owe? If you live on a tight budget it's difficult when you receive an unexpected and unknown expense, such as owing additional taxes.

Danford, MBA, CRSP, of Family Investment Center, says while the tax refund process is easy to understand, there are many complicated factors.