The father of my daughter and i were never married. We parted ways shortly after my daughter was born. I own a house and my daughter lives with me. My ex pays most of the day care expenses through his flex spending account. We are trying to figure out who can claim her as a dependent. He feels that he needs to claim her because hes paid for the day care expense via his check. he thinks it may look odd that he has child care expenses deducted from his paycheck but does not claim a child come tax time. He lives with his parents so i dont think he would qualify for head of house hold status. If i were to file head of house hold status. will this cause any issues with his payroll deductions he uses to pay for the day care expense?
