custody and ytax

Delaware how do you figure out who supports more or all of the child support to claim child as dependant. child out of wedlock. parents never married, mom refuses to disclose what she makes at job and will not say how much she bought her home for.

[abezon]

Look at the court papers filed when the court established support levels. Each parent has to list income and expenses. A good rule of thumb is to divide the paret's annual income by the number of people in the house to figure the support for each person. If the child is living in both houses on a regular basis, the NCP might be able to establish that s/he pays more than 50% of support. If the child is in one house most of the time. the CP is almost always the one paying over 50% support.

If you want to force the issue, amend your taxes from a prior year and claim the child. Include a statement that you think you pay more than 50% of the child's support, and a support worksheet showing every penny you spent on the child. This IRS will contact the CP and make her file a similar worksheet, then approve or deny your claim.

ty i got the answere i was looking for, because child out of wedlock-parents never married , non-custidial parent of child born out of wedlock provided more than half of total suppot (which i pay 71% other pays 29%)is entitled to claim the child, regardless of which parent has custody. ty for your respond