ohiograndma
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? OHIO
My daughter did not marry the father of her baby. They lived together for about a year, it didn't work out, and she is now living with me. She has not involved the courts in anything such as filing for child support, or a parenting agreement. She has been trying a shared parenting arrangement, but it doesn't seem to be working out very well. It looks like some changes and decisions need to be made about whether to continue with shared parenting and get some kind of legal agreement or just allow him visitation.
In the meantime, he wants to claim the baby on taxes and just give her part of what he gets back at his discretion which is what they did last year. She wants to take the full deduction this year. If they both claim the baby and the tiebreaker rule is used, it seems the first sticking point is who had the baby more nights? I believe she did, but its pretty close to 50/50. Nonetheless, she has legal and residential custody. Beyond that, he has the higher AGI. What would happen if he disputes that my daughter had the baby more?
My daughter did not marry the father of her baby. They lived together for about a year, it didn't work out, and she is now living with me. She has not involved the courts in anything such as filing for child support, or a parenting agreement. She has been trying a shared parenting arrangement, but it doesn't seem to be working out very well. It looks like some changes and decisions need to be made about whether to continue with shared parenting and get some kind of legal agreement or just allow him visitation.
In the meantime, he wants to claim the baby on taxes and just give her part of what he gets back at his discretion which is what they did last year. She wants to take the full deduction this year. If they both claim the baby and the tiebreaker rule is used, it seems the first sticking point is who had the baby more nights? I believe she did, but its pretty close to 50/50. Nonetheless, she has legal and residential custody. Beyond that, he has the higher AGI. What would happen if he disputes that my daughter had the baby more?