Child Support and Taxes....
Learning something new...
I have to say to me learning something new is not only great but also helps others and knowledgeable. I am all about helping others and trying to find the best information when it comes to divorce and child support. Child support and taxes can be a tricky situation when it comes to divorce and most couples end up in a fuss about who claims who on their taxes in the divorce itself. In a lot of cases its a huge mess to get untangled in court. So why am I writing this blog about child support this morning. Well it is tax time and as you know, one of my main things about getting into finding information about child support and divorce was seeing my family go through things, and wishing I could help....researching information for them got me even more concerned about other people and helping them with child support and divorce issues. I think the world needs more people to lend a hand and even just an ear, when we need to scream.
So when it comes to child support and taxes the divorce courts usually decide who gets to claim the children yearly on their tax returns. It has to do with so many things, custody, how much child support is being paid etc....but for years my brother got to claim his kids on his tax return until another fight with his ex, and wanting more child support and wanting to claim the children on her tax returns. So for the past few years what the courts decided to do was one year my brother claims, the next year his ex claims, which seemed to be working out well for both of them and less fights about child support come about....speaking of which, this is one of the things that saddens me when it comes to child support, is when fathers do care, but mothers are after more. There are so many children out there that need child support and mothers can not even find the fathers, I think people should really think about the bigger picture when it comes to fighting about it. So now the moral to this blog is when my bother went to file taxes, this was his year to claim the children. Just finding out that tax laws have been changed, once a child turns 17, you do not get the child deduction. So that is learning something new for the day. If you have any more questions on this, please feel free to ask, and I will research some more information up for you, or if you have any child support or divorce questions.
Have a great Thursday and if you need to scream...HEY SCREAM!!! We all need somebody and I am here to lend a shoulder at any time!