What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
Texas
I've been doing my mother-in-laws taxes ever since her divorce was finalized. My question is; her divorce decree states that each parent claims two of their children on their taxes (they have four total), but when I was filing her Earned Income Tax Credit, the IRS website states that the non-custodial parent is NOT eligible to claim any of the children, regardless of what the decree states. All four of the children are with her, at least 95% of the year. Her ex-husband is now demanding last years tax money for two of the girls and is threatening to go to the lawyers, stating that he can now do what he wants because she broke the decree. Obviously I went with what the IRS stated because I wanted to make sure I wasn't unknowingly committing tax fraud, but now I'm afraid that I may have caused her legal problems with her ex. He is also demanding to know who did her taxes so he can contact them. Is this something he has a right to do? Can anybody offer me some educated advice or tell me if I was right or wrong in what I did? Thanks in advance for any helpful advice I can get!
Texas
I've been doing my mother-in-laws taxes ever since her divorce was finalized. My question is; her divorce decree states that each parent claims two of their children on their taxes (they have four total), but when I was filing her Earned Income Tax Credit, the IRS website states that the non-custodial parent is NOT eligible to claim any of the children, regardless of what the decree states. All four of the children are with her, at least 95% of the year. Her ex-husband is now demanding last years tax money for two of the girls and is threatening to go to the lawyers, stating that he can now do what he wants because she broke the decree. Obviously I went with what the IRS stated because I wanted to make sure I wasn't unknowingly committing tax fraud, but now I'm afraid that I may have caused her legal problems with her ex. He is also demanding to know who did her taxes so he can contact them. Is this something he has a right to do? Can anybody offer me some educated advice or tell me if I was right or wrong in what I did? Thanks in advance for any helpful advice I can get!