makings_of_me
Junior Member
What is the name of your state?Oklahoma
My situation is that since the tax filing year of 2000, I have claimed my son as a dependant, with the compliance of my ex husband. Now, after I have already filed my taxes for the year 2004 in which again I claimed my son and already received my return, the ex husband says he is going to file his taxes and claim our son as a dependant and he believes that I will be the person that has to repay the IRS. Is this true? In the divorce I could not afford an attorney so we did not get these situations in the divorce decree. He does however pay for anything that is not covered by medical/dental insurance and says that he has the receipts to prove that he pays for the majority of our son's living expenses. He is court ordered to pay $100/month child(we have joint custody) support which he doesn't because he does provide for our son in more important ways. If I do not claim our son then I will have to pay state taxes because through out the year I claim 2 dependants just so I have enough money to pay the bills. What are his rights, or better yet, mine?
My situation is that since the tax filing year of 2000, I have claimed my son as a dependant, with the compliance of my ex husband. Now, after I have already filed my taxes for the year 2004 in which again I claimed my son and already received my return, the ex husband says he is going to file his taxes and claim our son as a dependant and he believes that I will be the person that has to repay the IRS. Is this true? In the divorce I could not afford an attorney so we did not get these situations in the divorce decree. He does however pay for anything that is not covered by medical/dental insurance and says that he has the receipts to prove that he pays for the majority of our son's living expenses. He is court ordered to pay $100/month child(we have joint custody) support which he doesn't because he does provide for our son in more important ways. If I do not claim our son then I will have to pay state taxes because through out the year I claim 2 dependants just so I have enough money to pay the bills. What are his rights, or better yet, mine?