If the other parent has wrongfully claimed your daughter as a dependent, you will need to do the following:

1. Complete your return and claim your daughter as a dependent that lives with you for the entire year.

2. Print the returns and mail them to the IRS and state (if applicable).

3. Gather the following documentation:

1. Rental or mortgage payment receipts.

2. Utility bills for the home where you reside.

3. School records for your daughter.

4. A note from the child’s doctor, pastor, and/or teacher.

5. Any other documentation that you can produce that shows the child resides with you.

4. The IRS will request this documentation from you and the other parent a month or two after they receive your return in the mail.

5. After the IRS receives the documentation, they will review (it will likely take a month or more further) and make a decision as to who is entitled to the child as a dependent. Assuming the other parent loses the exemption, the IRS will make the other parent pay back the benefits they may have received and you will receive your refund.