Do you share your AED tax deductions with an ineligible ex?

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stripes

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This is the short form of the much longer question I posted a few minutes ago, with the ex going off on his usual tax-time rant:

Is anyone in this situation: you are divorced from ex. Ex has remarried, you haven't. Because ex has remarried, s/he is not eligible to claim the AED. You are eligible because you have not remarried. You and ex have agreed that you will claim the AED every year and give ex half. (Possibly relevant info: 50/50, you are the higher earner so you pay the CS setoff and a higher proportion of S7).

I'm wondering if what my ex is proposing is truly out to lunch, or whether some people actually do this.
 
I never heard of it, but I suppose someone could agree to that at separation. Maybe it would have been the final concession to get the other party to sign?

But it's not in YOUR agreement. It is a benefit for single parents, which your ex no longer is. Your ex chose to remarry and replace his every-other-year eligibility for his child with his every-year eligibility for his new wife. You now claim the AED every year.
 
If the spouse hadnt remarried was it their benefit to claim? Or did you agree before that neither would claim it ever?

Im thinking if its "free" money (as in: one of you can claim and never have) why not claim it and split it? Or use it to pay for something for the kid?

I dont think its an unreasonable request if you're both going to benefit.
 
Ignore my statement here regarding your case. In a general straightforward case where there was no clear wording on eligibility to claim, i would say take the money and use it for the kids benefit. Best idea would be an RESP account.
 
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