Hi there!
I was the sole custodial parent for my daughter from ages birth to 18. In my custody and divorce decree, I was granted the right to claim my daughter as a dependent on taxes. Fast forward to now, where she is a full-time college student. Her father is paying her tuition and her rent while she is at college, but when she is not at school (ie: all school breaks including summer , and some weekends, are spent living with me). In other words, I maintain and share with her the home that she comes home to from college. A week ago her father texted me and alerted me that he was going to be claiming her on his taxes as his dependent. I told him that I didn't think that was possible, given my interpretation the dependency tests, but he is quite clear that he has the legal right to claim her and I do not. I presume this is either because he believes or has been told by somebody, that his financial support of her at college then gives him this right? Basically, I don't want to file as head of household and with her as my dependent. If I'm not supposed to, given the above conditions. Can somebody please help me be sure? Am I missing something? My thanks. Krisa
