@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.
Review form 8332. An advance form 8332 can specify specific years (2020, 2022, 2024, etc) and could only be used to claim the child in those years. An advance form 8332 can't be used to claim the child in the "wrong" year unless the parent filling out the form does it wrong.
"Also if they do not support the child they definitely do not deserve to claim them. Just another reason not to include the paper."
The judge may disagree. At least one taxpayer on this forum told a story in which they refused to sign the form because of some disagreement, the other parent took them to court, and the judge was so frustrated that he ordered the parent to sign a new form giving the dependent to the other parent for every future year, and threatened the parent with jail time for contempt if she did not sign on the spot. If there is a court order that says the custodial parent must allow the non-custodial parent to claim the child, the non-custodial parent should not violate that order without competent legal advice.
