If I put myself on child support and the mother does not work could I still claim my kids on my tax returns?
455862
as long as you support them for 6 months or more of the year.... but dont pay child support just to claim them
807302
Your mother may have a claim against your father, but you do not. It is a sad thing that your father did not support you, but you have no right to collect from him now that you are an adult!!
69068
First off yes you can only if she has not claimed him on her taxes because the child can only be claimed once on a tax form because they go by their social security number, Next if she has not claimed the child then you have to have supported the child 51% of his clothing, schooling, eats, housing and care in general. If this is the case then yes you should be able to claim the both of them only if she is not filing and claiming the child herself. Also the child tax credit is only 800.00 this year instead of 1,000.00 like in 2005. Well I hope that this info has helped you and if you need more info her is the web site to the internal revenue service.\nwww.irs.gov
446828
It depends on why they lost their job.  If they were a crappy employee and didn't show up or were always late, the judge is just going to get mad and still enforce the same amount of child support.\n\nOn the other hand, if it was just a case of a layoff or other incident, the person will have to go to a courthouse and get a document to ask for temporary relief of child support.  You will have to file it with the court and bring proof that you lost your job.\n\nGood luck, it sucks fighting with the child support system.
160884
NO!  If they are over 17 you cannot claim the Child Tax Credit.
104034
This sounds like your neices are in big trouble.   Have you thought about just circumventing the failing system.  Go to their mother and ask her to let you have them to take care of.   She can still claim them as hers for food stamps, income tax, etc.   You get the kids.  She gets the money and benefits from claiming them.  They are safe with you.  Make sure this is a VERBAL Agreement!   At some point go to a lawyer and get a custody agreement so you would be a guardian of the children.
415834
The best way is to claim yourself, since you have the right to do so.  The IRS may not catch it and you would both get the deduction.  In all likelyhood, though, there will be a flag and they will come back to both of you on it.  When that happens you will be able to support the deduction and your mother will not.  You'll get the deduction and she'll have to repay it.  \nOn a counseling note - I would suggest that you tell your mom about this and try to get her to not claim you.  It won't be good for either of you if she finds out about it when the IRS auditor calls
167271
sadly, yes they can. The county inwhich you owe back child support in can garnish your taxes every year until all back child support is paid.  Not only can they take your state tax returns, but they can also take your federal tax returns. Generally there is some salvation.  If you have remarried, your spouse may file form 8379 Injured Spouse Allocation, with both federal and state revenue offices.  This way they can only take the person who owes back child support and your spouse will receive their tax returns.
939127
If you are responsible for 50% or more of her living expenses then you can claim her as a dependent if she lives with you or you have her in a qualified assisted living program. Talk to a tax consultant for the details on Filing. I have been taking care of my Mother-In-law for 5 years and claim her as a dependent.
443198
guess you'll have to check with the child support office...assuming you have a legal right to the information.
727722
Most divorce documents these days address the issue of claiming the children.  Whom is the custodial parent?  Just paying child support does not mean that you automatically get to claim them.
61001
You have 2 dependents and yourself. You should claim 0,1, or 2 dependants plus yourself on your w-4.   0 dependents will get you a bigger federal tax refund next year because you will pay a little more each paycheck than if you claimed 1 or 2. If you get spousal support, you will also be taxed for that money. It's better to claim less dependants on your w-4.
1706
They don't have to. If you have a divorce decree that gives you rights to claim a dependant (sometimes annually or every other year, or not at all) then the custodial parent must honor that. In fact you can file with the deduction by providing copies of the signature page and the tax portion of the decree. If you do not have a divorce decree stating you have rights to claim....you have NO right to claim without the permission of the custodial parent who will have to provide form 8332.\n\n*** I'll qualify that, by saying the other person has legal custody, that is an indication that the child lived with the custodial parent as well for half or more of the year and that that parent paid for at least half of the support of said child...or that the parent has sole custody of the child....That all being true...you cannot claim the child without permission of the custodial parent. Check out the 2nd link for all the rules regarding dependants.
86331
If you have the kids for more than six months out of the year, you can claim them.  If you contribute more than half of the support, then you can claim them.  IRS will let whoever can't claim them  know in  a heartbeat.  They did us.  We could claim them , his ex couldn't.
130848
Its depends on if her mother is carring her. Most likely she is. If the child lives with you you get moey if not well only if the mother is not carring her for taxes. Anyone can carry her but check and see
189679
The Only way you could do that is if you and your children were physically living with whoever you were going to let claim them on thier taxes for at least 7 months out of 12 for that tax year, plus they have to be able to claim head of household because if you were working and lived with that person for the alotted time but you made more money than them, they can't do it.
954904
If your mom is providing more than half of your support (for example, if you're saving most of your income for college or didn't make enough to provide half of your own support) then she can very likely claim you as a dependent. I am assuming you have lived with her for at least half of the year.  \n\nIf you provide half or more of your support, then she can't.  Be aware that the rules change once you turn 19 unless you're  a full-time student or disabled, then she can't claim you.  If any of her other children are 19 or over, and not disabled or full-time students, she can't claim them even if she supports them.\n\nIf you are 17, then she doesn't get the child tax credit for you even if you qualify as a dependent.\n\nWhen your mom files her tax return at the end of this year, she will claim as many children as she's entitled to claim.  It doesn't matter what she's claimed on her W-4, since that only determines how much tax is taken out of her paycheck.  If she's claiming 2 now, but will claim 3 or 4 (depending on whether you qualify) on her tax return, that's OK.