@Bdog2020 wrote:
The idea that the form 8332 should be included with the divorce paperwork and not filled out each year that it is required is absolutely absurd. If anyone has an ex like mine and signs that paper for anything more than 1 year at a time then they know that their ex will take advantage and use it to file every single year and it would be a race to get your paperwork and file every single year. Then the custodial parent would be revoking it on their years and they shouldn’t have to do that. Especially if the other parent doesn’t do what they are supposed to the rest of the year. Everything doesn’t always work out like it looks on paper and sometimes people just agree to things and never have the intention to living up to it. Also if they do not support the child they definitely do not deserve to claim them. Just another reason not to include the paper.
A 8332 form can be signed in three ways - 1) A new form each year that is only for that year.
2) An "open-ended" agreement for all (or selected) future years,
and 3) Revoking #2.
The problem with #2 and #3, the revoke, is that it dies not take effect until the year *after* it is submitted.
**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**
