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Asked 4 months ago - Chattanooga, TN
FlagWe recently divorced about a month ago it was finalized. He wont talk to me so i don't know if he has claimed us or not. I have been told that he can legally claim us as dependents because we did reside with him less than 6 months ago. Is this true? If i do try to claim my child will i get in trouble if he already has?
I agree that you can consult IRS or a competent tax return preparer. Whoever you consult will need more accurate information than your question includes. For example: the date of the final order of divorce [get it and copies of documents from your lawyer or the court]; a copy of the divorce decree and, if applicable, the settlement agreement; the dates during which you and your child resided with your former husband; the amounts or approximate amounts of support furnished by each of you; the date when each of you stopped residing with your former husband. Almost all answers to questions posed on AVVO depend on the accuracy of the factual circumstances presented; change the 'facts' and the answer also changes in many or most cases.
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