Hello, I fought for joint custody of my son and won but I am a weekend dad and I pay child support.
I've read conflicting messages about whether or not I can claim legal fees incurred during my custody battle since I am paying child support. Some seem to indicate that since I'm paying child support I can't claim a penny of legal fees, other sources seem to indicate that people have appealed this and won, but I'm lost as to which source to trust. Does anyone have a definitive answer on this?
I am also livid to read that I cannot write off the day care expenses I am paying because I am not the custodial parent. How can this be possible? If this is the case then it is an absolute outrage.
Lastly, from what I've read one of the few expenses that I am able to declare as the non-custodial parent are expenses which occurred when my son was physically with me. This would include things like memberships, clubs and other activities (that's my understanding). I don't see where I would declare these expenses on my tax return though.
Is anyone able to shed some light on any or all of these issues?
I've read conflicting messages about whether or not I can claim legal fees incurred during my custody battle since I am paying child support. Some seem to indicate that since I'm paying child support I can't claim a penny of legal fees, other sources seem to indicate that people have appealed this and won, but I'm lost as to which source to trust. Does anyone have a definitive answer on this?
I am also livid to read that I cannot write off the day care expenses I am paying because I am not the custodial parent. How can this be possible? If this is the case then it is an absolute outrage.
Lastly, from what I've read one of the few expenses that I am able to declare as the non-custodial parent are expenses which occurred when my son was physically with me. This would include things like memberships, clubs and other activities (that's my understanding). I don't see where I would declare these expenses on my tax return though.
Is anyone able to shed some light on any or all of these issues?
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