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Question about Child Support, divorce and filing taxes? |
Me and my ex husband were recently divorced. He pays child support and is currently behind on child support payments. He wants us to file taxes together for the last time since we were just divorced in September. He is currently in the arrearage of about $2,000 in its still going up. Will I get all of the child support that's in the arrearage since its due to me anyway? Or does it sound like he's trying to get over on me somehow? It is your status at midnight on the 31st of December that is your status for the entire year. If you were divorced in September then his status for the year is single. You cannot legally file with him. If he owes child support the government will seize his refund to pay to you for unpaid child support. They will also be attaching his paycheck and taking a chunk out of each one for unpaid child support. If he quits work to avoid paying he may wind up going to prison and making license plates to pay it. He is definitely trying to smoke one past you on the tax thing. You can file as head of household with child(ren) and get EIC & CTC so you don't need him anyway. I wouldn't trust him...Unless you have a legal contract that guarantees that all the money is paid to you I wouldn't do it. Plus, if you filed on your own wouldn't you get money back? If so then you should make sure that amount isn't included in the deduction from child support payments, other wise you end up paying yourself money you already would have had. There is also the fact that if he ends up owing money and you file together then your equally responsible for money owed. And, if he cheats on the taxes then your involved in that. Your taxes and his child support are two different things. If you file taxes together and he gives you a significant amount of money or all of the reward from you taxes. There is a good chance that, the payment or reward from the taxes will be formulated to discount his arrears. In other words even if the reward from your taxes are intercepted by court services it will be deducted from what ever he owes you. No, It does not sound like he is trying to get over on you . Because either way you will eventually get past due support. Unless he works under the table. So, depending upon what state you live in, the IRS could potentially get involved and levy his bank account until it is paid(The interest owed). Arrearage is only back support with interest. You don't get the interest paid, the state does. You only get the ordered amount. Yes you will, if you get the child credit, and he does, it wil all come to you, so I would do it his way, that may be the only way to get your money, and the goverment is helping to pay it. Well all he is wanting to do is claim your children on his taxes so he will get a refund. My advice is to file them jointly, but the catch is that you would put your home address and have it mailed to your house directly, or if you do rapid refund have it depositied into your account. Then once you receive the tax returns, you can keep his and yours. If he owes you it is your money. If he raises a fuss simply say " he could have paid the child support or go to jail his choice ? I did it to my ex wife Don't do it!!!!! I did and "we" were to get back 2,500, me and the kids saw 500. of it! He took it all and ran. File separate, file head of household and claim both kids. |
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