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If the child resides with you and more then half of the cost for the child is supplied by the father.

The non-custodial parent can claim the child as a dependent if he has a court order stating thus. Otherwise no.

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Q: If the father pays child support it gives him the right to claim them as dependents?
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Can the father of your grandchildren who pays no support at all claim children as his dependents for tax refund?

No. In order to claim a child as a dependent the claimant must be able to show they have contributed more than 50% of the child's financial needs, regardless of whether or not a child support order exists.


If the father pays child support and alimony does he get to claim the children on his tax returned even though they are separated?

In most cases the parent providing the majority of the total support (more than 50%) is entitled to claim the dependent deduction. It is also becoming more common for the divorce decree or child support order to include a specific rule as to which of the parties can claim them as dependents.


Can a judgment for the right to claim dependents on taxes be valid if no longer on child support?

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A step father has no legal obligation to support a step child.


Can your child get child support if his father receives veterans checks?

Oh yeah. Contact the VA and file a claim and the child will get a check. This is not in addition to child support though.


What do I need to do to claim child support benefit?

Child support benefits can obtained going through your local Department of Human Resources. They will help you receive child support from your children's father.


If the father pays child support and the mother and child lives with him can the mother still get welfare?

Only if he's included in the claim.


Could you claim back child support for your child if partner you are now with the birth father prior to paternity test?

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Can an adult in Texas file a child support claim for a father that never supported her as a child?

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Where do you get the forms needed to file a claim to obtain your child support after the father placed it on his chapter 13 bankruptcy?

You don't need any forms - child support is not discharged in bankruptcy.


Is a spouse responsible for the others child support from a previous marriage if he dies?

No. But, the child/children of the deceased may have a claim to assets of their father's estate.


Can a mother terminate custody. She has 100 percent custody. She is paid child support for that child for 365 days of the year. Can she force father to take the child. Child is a drug addict.?

She can't. She might be able to persuade a court to do so. The child support would, of course, cease (and in fact the father might be able to then claim child support from the mother).