Permanent link All PostsDo you pay child support?
Are you wondering if the child be claimed as a dependent on your tax return? Child
support is neither income to the recipient, nor a deduction for the payer and
the custodial parent is generally entitled to claim the child as a dependent.
The custodial parent is the parent the child lives with for more than half the
year. In order to claim a dependency
exemption a signed Form 8332, Release of
Claim to Exemption for Child of Divorced or Separated Parents, must be
included in the noncustodial parent’s tax return.