mistoffolees
Senior Member
Of course, I wasn't making a moral judgment. I was stating how IRS rules work.I'm not sure whats going on here but I think mistoffolees was referring to the fact that conditional orders for these exemptions are not technically acceptable by the IRS in lieu of a properly signed form 8332, and may cause unneccessary problems simply because the residential custodian could refuse to sign form 8332 for ANY reason...and often do. I don't think he was making any moral judgements. Wouldn't this put all non custodials in a perpetually inferior position? Aren't there better ways of ensuring child support than creating tax nightmares over exemptions? I defer to you all on this one...
Personally, I would think an understanding of how IRS rules is more important than my moral views on the issue, but I guess the OP thinks my moral view are more important. To each his own.