What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio
I divorced my ex husband in 2001. We originally had joint custody agreement with me being the custodial parent and my ex husband the non custodial parent but we both shared custody of our son approximately 50% each. 3 years into the agreement my ex husband moved out of state (Il). He did not notify the courts at the time (I'm not even sure that he needed to but I wanted to include pertinent facts) but he did come back to OH 1-2 times (weekends only) to see our son for 5-6 years and then the visits moved to once a month (weekends only). During the entire time that my ex husband has lived in another state he has claimed my son for tax purposes. He does pay child support but when we originally signed our custody agreement my son was living with him half the time. My attorney said that he had the right to claim him.
Now that my ex husband has been gone for years does he still have the legal right to claim my son as a dependent on his taxes? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
I divorced my ex husband in 2001. We originally had joint custody agreement with me being the custodial parent and my ex husband the non custodial parent but we both shared custody of our son approximately 50% each. 3 years into the agreement my ex husband moved out of state (Il). He did not notify the courts at the time (I'm not even sure that he needed to but I wanted to include pertinent facts) but he did come back to OH 1-2 times (weekends only) to see our son for 5-6 years and then the visits moved to once a month (weekends only). During the entire time that my ex husband has lived in another state he has claimed my son for tax purposes. He does pay child support but when we originally signed our custody agreement my son was living with him half the time. My attorney said that he had the right to claim him.
Now that my ex husband has been gone for years does he still have the legal right to claim my son as a dependent on his taxes? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you