My ex claimed my kids. ( not his kids) I went to file my taxes and I receive a letter in the mail. Long story short I had to pay to get my paperwork out of the office I filled through. Send it snail mail, I got my tax return, and the ex had to pay IRS back with interest.
So, you are living with your parents. Pay them rent, and buy your own food. Water, electric, gas, etc? So, the problem isnāt them claiming her, itās you want the money they get for claiming her.
If youāre a stay at home mom, then you donāt have taxable income. So, I donāt see the problem. Yāall live in their home.
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If you are paying rent to them and paying for your own food, ect then you should be claiming her. Unless they were housing you for free or providing childcare or something thatās ridiculous that they would expect to claim her. Unless you have a rental agreement though legally Iām not sure where you would stand. They could easily say they provide for the child financially since you donāt work unless you or her father get receipts for what you pay them. It may be the father though tht would have to claim her if he is providing the money.
Uh they donāt have to claim her. You can claim her if you file. I wouldnāt let them claim her because then they will have her social and I just wouldnāt let anyone (family or not) have her social unless they absolutely need it.
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If you pay rent then why not get your own placeā¦they should claim herā¦and you!!!
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If they havenāt supported her at all, then they legally cannot claim her. If they do, they are committing fraud, and thatās a federal offense.
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Call the irs and ask for a pin for your daughter. Then she can not be claimed without that pin
Donāt they need the social security number to claim her? Thatās fraud.
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You will not get in trouble . DO NOT let them claim her. You should claim her donāt let them. She is yours you claim her
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Whoever makes the most in the household is supposed to claim legally
My son, his girlfriend and 2 kids (my grandchildren) live with us.
We were told, not that we wanted to claim them, if they work and file taxes that the parents are the ones to claim the children.
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You claim your own child they donāt have any right
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You might as well let them claim her but but the understanding out there that they need to give you the money they get as they donāt support her.
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Because if you donāt have a job you donāt file a tax return. Therefore them claiming her is best
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Itās who supports the child. She is YOUR child. They canāt claim her if they donāt support her. Just because she lives under their roof (THAT YOU PAY THEM RENT FOR) does NOT mean they support her! If you are clothing, feeding, and paying child care then YOU should be the one claiming her!
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Legally, if you are paying everything for her care, you can claim her regardless of roof.
Manners though would at least suggest it would be good diplomacy to allow them to.
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First get your own place. No they really canāt legally claim her without your permission. But Iām finding some things fishy here. Youāre 20 years old you get child support you can get a job the state will pay for low income mothers to have day care. Your parents are military? I find most military families are very responsible. Especially long term military. Iām sure they donāt break laws because they would get kicked out. There is more to this story
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You support her you claim her
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If you have no income ( being a stay at home mom ) and you live with them tbey should be able to claim you as well ā¦ but check with a tax person tbey will tell you
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Without having a job you wonāt get money for her but she is your child. As far as I know only legal parents or guardians can claim a child as a dependent. So I donāt think they even can depending on which state your in.
As long as you pay rent , utilities and all of your personal needs they canāt claim her
You should make money orders or checks for bills and rent you pay so if things get out of hand you can show they donāt support you
They need her SS to claim her and if they do it behind your back and you go to claim her yourself they will get in TROUBLE. they are lying to you. They need your permission. Sounds like there trying to bully you into it 
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If they donāt pay to support her, it would actually be tax fraud for them to claim her. She is not their dependent.
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I donāt think they can claim her unless you give them permission. If they arenāt providing for her they shouldnāt be doing this to obtain extra refunds. Call a tax preparer.
Claim your child. Your parents just want the money. I canāt believe they are doing you that way crazy
How do you pay anything as a stay at home single mother? I get the childās father āsupportsā but why do you get to reap the small benefits of a tax return that you didnāt work for? I also get he isnāt a citizen, but again, you didnāt work for the money being used. Not sure why you feel entitled to it, not sure your parents are eitherā¦
Do they claim your rent. You are renting from them. You claim your own child
Parent files. If they try it,report their asses
They can do that?!! That sounds insane especially if sheās your dependent and you pay your fair share. I also live with my parents but I claimed my son on taxes. I would reach out to a tax professional to get advice on this!!
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Itās not legal unless your out of the picture n they have custodyā¦otherwise itās the birth mother or fatherā¦I do taxes
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Not sure the state youāre in but in mine if your under the age of 24 and still live at home your parents can claim you and your dependents in their taxes. It sucks but sadly they assume if you live with them they provide your basic needs for life!
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Hereās my thought. He canāt claim her. Heās not in the US. If you are not working. You can not claim her. Soā¦ why not let them claim her? Insist on part of the additional funds!
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No you wonāt get in trouble,
You claim her they have no right to they sound money hungry
Ladies, not sure if sheās working. So she canāt file.
If your spouse canāt claim you for whatever reason and you and your child live with them they actually can claim you the child both as dependents!
It would actually get you more money. But their should be an agreement on who gets what .
because regardless of what Iām Contributing in rent.
As an adult If Iām living with my parents Iād appreciate all that goes into to having two extra people In their house and in their space. But thatās just me. Donāt know yāalls Dynamic.
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Do they pay more than 50% of childs expenses? Roof over head, daily food to eat, electricity, running water, clothes? Then they can claim her but not without fighting you do so. My daughter and grandson lived with us for yrs, she worked and it always made more sense for her to claim since she didnāt make a liveable wage. I would never have taken the money away from them. But I did make her pay some rent.
You may not be able to claim head of household but you can claim single and no without YOUR consent nobody can claim your daughter and they would have prove that you pay absolutely nothing.
Since the babies dad takes care of you both have him claim you and his baby and have him give you the money.
They canāt claim her ā¦ Girl claim your baby get your money and ruuuunnnn
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They can claim her and you (if under a certain age) on their taxes as long as you made less than $4200. Itās called qualifying relative.
They should give you the money for the child!!
Do u have proof and claim all that on income tax? They still own the home you live in and pay lights warter.ext. make sure you have you ducks in a roll before you step. If you pay for all that why would you have to live with them anyway?
They canāt claim her without your permission. And only if they are claiming you as a dependent also (with your permission). The law states itās a parent or legal guardian that claims each child. You are mom, dad is overseas. They are ONLY the grandparents.
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Fuck them fuck thatā- if you financially support her itās your right to claim her
Nope u claim her u r the patent n u support her heāll no
Tough question really, basically they cannot claim her w/out your permission, but so many unanswered questions here, why are they wanting to? Are you paying a fair amount of rent, you know, to cover electric, water, cable, whatever you and your daughter are privy to? Why not move out and be on your own? And if you donāt work and canāt really file taxes due to no income, why not let them claim yāall? Maybe talk with them about your plans for the money and maybe theyāll understand or yāall could come up with a reasonable solution so all involved are happy. Itās your decision as sheās your child but be prepared for the consequences of telling them no.
My husband and I have had our daughter, granddaughter and grandson for 7 years. We pay all the bills, furnish her a vehicle, pay her insurance on it and I keep the kids for free daily. It costs at least 200 dollars a week for food and I do all house keeping and food preparation and clothes washing. And now home schooling kids. She keeps the money for them and what she makes working. We donāt ask for anything but her to purchase their clothes and most of the time we do that too.
Ask a tax expert hun.
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Pretty sure theyāre lying
Just donāt give them her social security number no you wonāt get in trouble especially if they support her in anyway other then a roof over your guys heads which you give your part of rent
Consult a tax specialist
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She is your child they have no right to claim her.
Iām sorry but they are being selfish
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I wouldnāt even give them the social security number.
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Just a question, because I donāt knowā¦ if the father of the child is not a legal citizen but is on the birth certificate, wonāt they look into that if she claims her daughterā¦ wonder where the money is coming from since she doesnāt have a w2? Might be better to just let the parents claim her and work something out with themes
No and if they do itās actually them who will get in most trouble.
File your own taxes and when irs flag it up and look into why youāve claimed twice you can send the evidence that you are mum and they will get into trouble for fraud
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They canāt claim her without your permission or her information. An you wont get in trouble if they donāt claim her. Sounds like theyāre trying to manipulate and control you.
Nope they are lying and you will not get into trouble. You can still file and they will have to amend it. They get a huge deduction from her
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Legally you would be stating they take care of her, as THEIR dependant. That if there is a chance they see you as unfit, it would show that you gave the financial responsibility to your parents because both you and her would possibly be claimed as dependant. Not sure the extent of discord in your family unit. Hopefully you all can sit down and discuss each ultimate goal you guys are striving towards.
When reassignment comes you will be leaving with them? You are able to claim her on your taxes, and if you are not working right now, reach out to an public assistance office who can help you get on your feet again. Whether you pay $5 or $500 a month in rent doesnāt matter. -You pay rent. -You take care of your daughter. -Father is providing financially.
Donāt know enough here. Can say as mom, You need to decide who you will have accept as being her financial supporter, and if you are paying for mostly everything with the father, then you should be the one to list her?
I lived with my parents after my first son was born and I always claimed him. If I hadnāt I wouldnāt have been able to move out and get ahead. Definitely seems like they just wanna control you. Youāre the mother YOU always have the first say in everything when it comes to your child.
Do they claim you still? If so yes . My mother in claims her daughters kids because they live in her home
You wonāt get in trouble but they surely will. It doesnāt matter if you live with them or not. If youāre 21 or younger they still have to support you and your daughter legally and can then claim both of you but you legally need to sign a paper giving rights to claim your daughter. Did they even talk to you about it in advance like as you if you cared if they did it? Because they need all of her information social security number ect. I never gave that information not even to my parents I mean her own father had to pry it out of me because I donāt play that game. Now I know you said that you take care of your guys food and clothing but do you give them anything for staying with them? I mean it shouldnāt make a difference. Also have they said that they would give you any money out of it? I would call the IRS personally because it would be a cold day that went over with me and Iāve had to live with my mom with my daughter in a rough time I barely made any money that year but Iāve been the only person to ever claim my daughter as well.
Honestly and I hate to say it but I would have a back up plan on somewhere else to live if you go through with this. Especially because it sounds like youāre on rocky terms.
I genuinely sorry that youāre going through with this.
Now one more question did you get a stimulus check for you and your daughter already? Because you should have and if you didnāt did they already claim you and her on that as well because then this would deff just be a money hungry situation that you should get out of right away.
What makes them think they have the right to claim her? (Serious question)
Big nope. If your truly paying your way. Along with being a part time house keeper. You donāt owe them anything
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If your parents are supporting you and your daughter they can claim you both. Talk to them they may agree to share the return.
Do not let them claim her, when you file, you claim her unless they are supporting her which they arenāt or if they claim you
That canāt claim her and they r assholes
No they canāt claim her. They are not supporting her, you are so they legally canāt do that. If they pay for all the bills and her care then they support her. But if you pay for rent and bills and for her care she isnāt their dependent.
If they are paying for her care more than half the year, they could claim it IF you give them permission. However, since you pay rent and for your own food, it sounds like YOU are supporting her, not them.
They can only claim her if you allow and in turn you do not claim her. Do not give them her SSN! Also get ready to be kicked out of their home.
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Itās absolutely wrong of them. Claiming a dependent is for those who financially support said dependent to offset for the costs you spend on them during the year. If they donāt support her financially, they canāt claim her.
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As long as you have proof of all the stuff you do for your daughter then you have a strong case to your favor.
Noooooo YOU claim your child
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She is YOUR dependentsā¦not theirs. You claim her not them. If they claim her they will be committing fraud.
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Umm. No. Your parents should NOT claim her based on the information in this post. They have no right unless you say so. You need to claim your child and do what you need to do. Iād be livid lol
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They can only legally claim her if they support her more than 6 months out of the year and pay the majority of her stuff.
*I let my parents claim my oldest son when he was a baby/toddler. It was a choice I made, not one they forced on me.
If you are paying rent and totally supporting yourself then why are you living with them. Iām wondering just how much you are actually paying for rent. You said you buy food. Does that mean that you never eat dinner with them? You donāt work and only get child support. That does not seem like enough to support you and your child on your own. I have a feeling that you donāt pay as much as you are saying. If it was you would be able to live on your own. My son has shared custody and lives with us. He alternates with the mom for taxes. One year he allowed us to claim her for financial reasons. Maybe your parents could claim the child and possibly give her some of the money. Itās the least you could do for living in their home and be able to stay at home! Donāt be selfish!
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They will be the ones in trouble since they donāt support you or her. š¤·
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They cant claim you or your child, unless you give permission, or theyāre the gaurdian. If they claim her without your permission, report it to the IRS. And if they dont already have her social number. Guard it.
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No they cannot claim her
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Can u get anything back? If not let them claim her
they will be the ones getting in trouble
As a Tax account I can tell you that they cannot claim her if you do. But if your only support is your boyfriend then let them claim her. Child support is not taxable so that money doesnāt need to be claimed.
However, if you make some money but not a lot and you meet the other qualifications you could let your parents claim her as a dependent and you could claim her as a nondependent for EIC purposes. If you donāt understand you can DM me
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Do you work? Or a stay at home mom? If youāre paying for her careā¦you claim her or her dad claims her.
They will be the ones in trouble trust me. My S-Os grandparents drew a check on him from 16 to 22 we found out at 20 went off on them they still refused to stop getting disability on him. We only found out AFTER he had been working for 2 years and went to file taxes and owed them over 2500! We went down there to make sure they would cut it off and let them know what happened. The lady personally called his granny and let her know that she could definitely go to jail if he was to press chargesā¦ you can not claim a child that isnāt yours or that she isnāt providing for! So do not let her. Instead let your man claim her since he works and is also providing for her.
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Refuse that is illegal for them to claim her do not give them her ssn number only you should be claiming your child they pay and do nothing for your child they are just trying to fuck you over
Only thing Iām gonna say is if you are a stay at home mom you cant claim her anyways with no earned income so honestly think about if this battle is worth fighting over I mean if yall splitting everything 50/50 in a way they still helping to support her to but in the end it is your choice as they will need your permission to claim her.
Go to H and R Block income tax and ask
Actually, your parents will be the ones in trouble with the IRS if they claim her. It is absolutely unacceptable for them to even think they could! I lived with my mom when both of my children were young. I paid for groceries and paid very little in rent. I paid for all my childrenās belongings and needs. My mom never ONCE tried or asked to claim my children. Sorry you are dealing with this. Being a mom is hard enough without extra drama! Good luck lady.
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NO. Call IRS on them. They canāt do that if you donāt let them. That child is yours.
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I live with my mom and I donāt make enough to file income taxes so my mom claims my kids but since I do all the shopping, she keeps her bank card with me so I can get whatever my kids need if I canāt afford it.
Thatās bs and wrong if u are caring for the children and paying rent and meeting all needs they have no right
They cannot claim her.
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Based on your postā¦no. If you and dad buy everything majority of the year for her you claim her. If your parents where buying everything like diapers, food ect then yes they should claim her. Otherwise get your money honey!
Yep. Its your money.that sad your parents wants to carry your child thatās selfish of them.
Thatās your decution not theirs
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No donāt let them my husband claimed 2 of my kids that heās not the father to he was audited by the irs. Itās illegal for your parents to claim her you should be claiming her. They are lieing to you. Go to a tax lawyer and check that out.
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No. They cannot. You have to file. They will tell you that they have to investigate. They will see you are the parent, (you may have to prove the purchases, so keep bank statements/receipts) and THEY will fix it with your parents. (They will redo their taxes, make them aware of what they have to pay back, and then take it from subsequent returns until itās paid off.)
If your parents have filed already, and they donāt want the IRS to come after them, they can file an amended return, and get out ahead of it.
This could either be about claiming your child on base for housing purposes (provide her with more military benefits), or because they legitimately need to claim her on taxes because the military claims your child as your parentsā dependant. If you were living off-base, youād probably be safe to claim her. If youāre also living there, then I assume they claim you as well. Only military, dependants, and spouses can live on base.
Here are some articles that might help you find answers, or to bring up discussions with your folks:
Again, if you lived anywhere else they canāt claim her. On base ā well, thatās a whole other story. Your parents may be able to explain with a discussion.
Good luck with everything and I hope you find the answers youāre looking for.
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They can not claim her without written permission from you. The only person who can legally claim her is her primary legal guardian.