@Honestyrocks1024
A paid tax preparer is not required to verify anything a parent tells them ... so if the non custodial parent says they have a child to claim and that they lived with them then there is nothing the preparer can do UNLESS they know this to be a blatant lie like if they have personal knowledge of the facts. As mentioned already, this is really a too common occurrence so the IRS has procedures to deal with it and the loser in this mess winds up in a never ending nightmare... sucks to be them.
