can i claim head of household living with my mother but taking care of a child&#92;?
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Yes or no, DEPENDING ON CERTAIN CONDITIONS: \n\n"To qualify for head of household status, you must be either unmarried or considered unmarried on the last day of the year. You are considered unmarried on the last day of the tax year if you meet all the following tests.\n\n1. You file a separate return (defined, earlier, under Joint Return After Separate Returns).\n\n2. You paid more than half the cost of keeping up your home for the tax year.\n\n3. Your spouse did not live in your home during the last 6 months of the tax year. Your spouse is considered to live in your home even if he or she is temporarily absent due to special circumstances. See Temporary absences, later.\n\n4. Your home was the main home of your child, stepchild, or eligible foster child for more than half the year. (See Home of qualifying person, later, for rules applying to a child's birth, death, or temporary absence during the year.)\n\n5. You must be able to claim an exemption for the child. However, you meet this test if you cannot claim the exemption only because the noncustodial parent can claim the child using the rules described later in Children of divorced or separated parents under Qualifying Child or in Support Test for Children of Divorced or Separated Parents under Qualifying Relative. The general rules for claiming an exemption for a dependent are explained later under Exemptions for Dependents."\n\nIf you were considered married for part of the year and lived in a community property state (listed earlier under Married Filing Separately ), special rules may apply in determining your income and expenses. See Publication 555 for more information.
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NO.  you must have your Family Care plan in place at all times.  if you do not, you will seperated and lose out on all of your benefits for failing to maintain readiness.  \n\nit's an insult to every other parent out there, single or otherwise who manage to do their duty without shirking their responsibilities to country and kin.
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The child must live with you, in the US, for more than half the year. Period, no exceptions. It is possible for the non-custodial parent to claim the exemption for the child, and some of the other child-related credits, but not the EIC. \n\nIt is possible that the mother could claim the child's exemption in order to get more money back, but your husband will have to provide her with a Form 8332 - Release to Claim Exemption. It's a simple form, stating that he is not going to claim the exemption and that she may. No calculations, just names and signatures. \nI commend you for wanting to help her out. I have no idea what your financial situation is, but would it be possible for you to loan her the money that she would have otherwise gotten with the EIC, and then recoup your money when you file? Or purchase small gifts that she can give them? I'd be careful with that kind of thing, though. You'd kind of be enabling her behavior. Perhaps going a couple years without being able to do things like that will shock her into getting off her ass and cleaning up her act. My ex-husband's mom provides him with money to do things for the kids, and he continues to act like a teenager with no responsibilities. I contend that if she would cut him off, he'd be forced to face the cold reality and start acting like a grown-up. Either that, or drift off and be a bum. No matter what, the kids know that you (and I) are always there and will be a stable place for them, and that's what's important. They may love their mother, but they will eventually know what she is. Perhaps she'll be different if she's forced to.\nHope that helps. If you need to talk, feel free to e-mail me:)
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By law you can only claim a child if you pay for 51% or greater of their expenses and/or live with them for 51% or more of the year.\n\nThe exception is if the custodial parent allows you to claim them by signing Form 8332. The top source below is a guide for non-custodial parents and the second one is Form 8332.
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It all depends on the parents' relative incomes. The site below will give you an estimate, but you should probably speak to a lawyer.
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He should speak to the Citizens Advice Bureau. As far as I know, unless the house is in joint names or she can prove a significant financial contribution to the upkeep,  she is only entitled to maintenance for the child if they are not married.
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My advice is to go into H&R Block together and let them figure out which is the best way to file taxes. They will figure it both ways and tell you which is better at no extra charge. Your boyfriend can only claim head of household if he claims your son and provides over half the amount to maintain the residence...ie groceries, rent, electricity,gas, etc. If you end up claiming your son, then you would have to claim single because you don't provide over half the household support and your bf would have to claim single as well because he would have no child to claim. You don't have to be married to claim Head of household, just have a dependant child and provide over half the household support. Also, what your cousin got back on her taxes has NOTHING to do with you. Each case is different and unique. Hope this helps.
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Check with local probate court if there is such a legality.  If child is a very responsible person, might be okay, unless that child is babysitting babies.  You know your child better than anyone.  How long would parents be out?  Most children that age are too immature to be left alone.
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Are you wondering how to get in contact with someone who needs their house looked after?  If so, I would contact the base housing office.  They should be able to answer your questions.  If you are wondering about any liabilities that would be placed on you if something happened to the house while the owner is away you should contact the base legal office.  They will be able to help you draft a "contract" of sorts between you and the owner that will state what you can and cannot be held accountable for in their absence.
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In the UK you may be able to claim Carers allowance, apply at a Jobcentre Plus...;
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once your child is 16 you're no longer responsible for their actions. it depends on the situation, however, because if they child decides to move out on their own then they're allowed and you're no longer responsible. at the same time, however, if you're refusing to take care of your child when they need it, you're to blame.\n\nit more so depends on the situation, really. if it's something you can't control, then you're not responsible.
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At 18 your parents can claim you as a dependent.  The fact you made so little would make you and your child dependent on your mother so I believe that would work.  The daughter is a bit stretching but I think can work, even if she gets audited, they will realize she is paying for all your stuff.
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For at least six months out of the year, with you contributing the majority of support.  It does not have to be a relative either, anyone living in your home qualifies.
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The situation to me is whether or not she is able to do stuff.  If she has medical issues, does this prevent her from being able to do basic stuff?  If not, then it comes down to what you and her son are willing to put up with.  You have two possible solutions.  First is to sit down with her and lay it all out for her.  Her son has to be behind this also, because it won't do to have you saying one thing and her son saying something else.  Let her know that she will be required to do her own laundry, assist with cooking and /or dishes, she will be asked to help clean around the house.  If she cannot, or will not, assist in these matters then let her know what will happen - she will have to find a new home, she will be asked to leave, she will have to pay rent, etc...  Whatever the penalty or solution that you two come up with to deal with the situation.  Solution #2 would be if you do not wish to live like that - contact the other 2 sons and everyone have a family meeting to decide what needs to happen with 'mom.'  It may be that it is time to find a retirement home for her.  If it is too much of a physical, emotional, and financial burden for you to take on - then the entire family should get involved.  It doesn't mean you don't care for her, but you can't live your life around her entirely either.
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If you have a dependent and you support them more than half of their support, then you can be head of household. But if you are marriage and live anytime with in the last 6 month of the year with your spouse then you have to either claim marriage joint or marriage filing separate.
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The mother has custody, which means she is in charge of making decisions about her child's living arrangements.  She cannot get in trouble for letting the child live with his father.  As primary custodian during the school year, she is responsible to make sure the child is enrolled in school, so hopefully arrangements have been made for him to attend school in his father's area...or she could be in trouble if not.
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Normally parents can have joint custody and one parent be the primary caregiver.  This person can be awarded child support.  If the parents are splitting the care of the child with so many days between parents then you probably won't.  Normally you can check with your attorney or sometimes the state you reside in has an agency which helps to collect child support and can best advise you.  Normally parents have to resort to this when they can't mutually decide how to divide financial responsibilities for the child.