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I am trying to clear up something about my taxes. I was told that I should be able to claim my children as I am the one paying daycare, child-support to my ex wife and their medial insurance. That it makes me the provider and I should be able to be the one claiming them on my taxes for the Child and Dependent Care Credit.
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It's not entirely clear what your question is, but it sounds like you received good advice regarding your children and any income tax deduction for them as dependents. If your ex-wife tries to claim them, then the IRS may challenge your claim, but if you can prove that you are providing those items, and especially if the divorce decree says you get the deduction, then you should be able to win that challenge. Unfortunately, there's no way to actually prevent her from trying to claim them anyhow.
Answered on Apr 16th, 2014 at 3:13 PM
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