Claiming dependants on Tax Return

[mcwjjm]

You mean as opposed to the POSITIVE effect this separation and subsequent child support/custody issue is having on the children now?

I'll just keep the rest of my opinion to myself. Those that know me know exactly what I think about this whole tacky situation.

Jeez, save it will you. People seperate all the times. It wasn't my idea to split. If she wants to leave she can. It goes w/o saying there was a failure on both sides which the children must now endure. We both agreed to keep our personal feelings to ourselve for the sake of the children. I'm not saying the advice isn't prudent but bringing her up on possible fraud would only make a difficult situation worse.

 

[mcwjjm]

The form one fills out for food stamps requests the number of people "Eating and preparing food together" in the household and then asks for THEIR incomes. If Mom did NOT list you, but still used your address, then she'd get benefits. The state would not necessarily 'come after' you for child support for food stamps/medicaid. They're only really proactive about that for TANF.

HOWEVER, you KNEW mom was on welfare. You KNEW she had an EBT card and you've already stated you KNEW she was getting around $350/month before and is now only getting about $100. You can't NOW claim you 'didn't know'. And YES it's your responsibility, when you KNOW Mom is on welfare to get yourself down to the welfare office and find out what YOUR exposure is, whether you should be paying child support so that WE aren't supporting your kids, whatever. YOU directly benefitted from that EBT card ANY TIME you CHOSE to eat the food it purchased. YOU directly benefitted when YOU did not support your children FINANCIALLY (in the eyes of the law/courts) by paying child support.

Yes, I knew she received a number of benefits from various sources. What I din't know is the manner in which is received them or when they took effect. Some months see would bring home food and other months she didn't. I never qiestioned her about "her benefits", maybe I should but I didn't. I just took care of it like everything else. Appreciate the info on the specifics of the form.