Ah. That was it.
Might I ask another question? I'm in a divorce scenario with two children. The lawyers gave me the right to claim one child until he turns 18. She was given the claim rights to the other child. And we are fine with this.
With that said, we share 50/50 custody. Both kids share equal time at each household (six months, theoretically). So given that information, am I "safe" to say seven months? I have 100% of the claim to this child, so as far as I'm concerned, I should just as easily be able to say 12 months and it not be an issue. But I'd like an extra opinion. This matter ended up costing me a lot of money last year, and I'm trying to avoid it this year.
Why the online portal is frustrating? See this TurboTax video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLiUHmSv8jY
"If your dependent is your child however, then you'll only need to show that they lived with you for half of the year."
You should be able to select six and file as Head of Household. Just saying. This would solve mine and everyone else's frustration.
