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Can I deduct my child's tuition payments and college expenses I pay for if my ex-spouse gets to claim him as a dependent?

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No. He has to be a dependent on your return to do so. However, your ex-spouse can claim those tuition costs, even though it was you who paid them. See Pub. 970, page 10.

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p970.pdf

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No. He has to be a dependent on your return to do so. However, your ex-spouse can claim those tuition costs, even though it was you who paid them. See Pub. 970, page 10.

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p970.pdf

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