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02-12-2004, 08:29 AM
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 Re: Claiming dependent Nan Eklund wrote: - quote - > Client has custody of daughter, age 20, full time student.
Doubt mother will be succesful in finding out anything from> Divorce several years ago and court gave dependency > deduction to father. Father stopped paying child support > when daughter hit 18. > Client is trying to reach old attorney to find out whether > or not divorce papers included Form 8332. If she signed it > for all future years, is it still valid now? > If she didn't sign it, can she claim the daughter since the > father stopped the support? > In fact, does the court order overrule the IRS? (Good question!) > I hate these in-limbo situations. old attorney. But you never know. In any event, I would file the return with mother claiming the daughter (provided support test is met naturally). Efile, and if rejected you will immediately know. then you'll know how to proceed. And yes, I DO think mother is entitled, since father doesn't pay child support, so how could he possibly provide over half support? Cheer$, Harlan Lunsford, EA n LA << -------------------------------------------------> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting > << messages to this newsgroup are at www.asktax.org > << -------------------------------------------------> |
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02-12-2004, 07:51 AM
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| Re: Claiming dependent Nan Eklund wrote: - quote - > Client has custody of daughter, age 20, full time student.
This issue has now popped up twice in the last week. It is my> Divorce several years ago and court gave dependency > deduction to father. Father stopped paying child support > when daughter hit 18. > Client is trying to reach old attorney to find out whether > or not divorce papers included Form 8332. If she signed it > for all future years, is it still valid now? > If she didn't sign it, can she claim the daughter since the > father stopped the support? > In fact, does the court order overrule the IRS? (Good question!) > I hate these in-limbo situations. view (no rulings exist on this issue as far as I can tell) that once a child reaches the age of majority (emancipation) a Form 8332 loses its validity as the child would no longer be in the custody of a parent. The exemption would go to the parent who actually provided more than half the total support. -- Alan http://taxtopics.net << -------------------------------------------------> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting > << messages to this newsgroup are at www.asktax.org > << -------------------------------------------------> |
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02-11-2004, 12:42 PM
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| Claiming dependent Client has custody of daughter, age 20, full time student. Divorce several years ago and court gave dependency deduction to father. Father stopped paying child support when daughter hit 18. Client is trying to reach old attorney to find out whether or not divorce papers included Form 8332. If she signed it for all future years, is it still valid now? If she didn't sign it, can she claim the daughter since the father stopped the support? In fact, does the court order overrule the IRS? (Good question!) I hate these in-limbo situations. Nan, EA in LA << -------------------------------------------------> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting > << messages to this newsgroup are at www.asktax.org > << -------------------------------------------------> |
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