Who can claim the tuition and fees deduction with divorced parents who each claim 1 child, but 1 parent pays tuition for both children?

[Fommy09]

Divorced parents: Dad claims daughter 1 as a dependent, Mom claims daughter 2 as a dependent. Dad pays college tuition for both daughters who are full time students. Since Dad paid the tuition for both, does he use the 1098-T from both on his tax return (even if he only claimed daughter 1 as a dependent). If he can only use the 1098-T from daughter 1, can mom use the 1098-T from daughter 2 (dependent) even though she didn't pay the tuition?

[Marketstar · Accepted solution]

The parent who claims the child as a dependent claims the educational expense-no matter who pays them.

In other words, the educational expenses are tied to the dependent exemption no matter who pays.