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Question

Separated with 50/50 custody

Forum|Forum|2 years ago
April 27, 2023
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Separated & have shared custody of two kids (kid A and kid B). Do we both (ex and I) claim A & B as dependents on our returns but I would claim A as my eligible dependent & he claims B as his?
Neither of us pays child or spousal support.

If neither of you pays child support and there is no specific court decision about this, when you have joint custody of your children, each parent can claim the amount for an eligible dependent for one child as long as you agree on who will claim child A and who will claim child B.

Do you still add both kids information but only click the box for eligible dependent for one child? Or do you only put one childs information in?

@laframboise007

You can do it either way. You don't need to put the other child's information in if you are not claiming any credits based on that child.