My wife and my granddaughter have been living with us for the past 10 months. I have three questions:
1. Do we get to declare her as a dependent. I'm assuming "NO" because we do not have custody. Her mother has parental rights to her.
2. Since we've been paying for her preschool/daycare and other things like doctor bill and dentist bill, can we file for Child Tax Credit?
3. Although the mother had her for only two months, she will probably try and claim the tax credit even though she has not put out a penny during these ten months. If she does, should I contact the IRS? I'm sure they will contact me if I claim the same child? She normally tries to file as soon as she gets her W-2. I can't file until my wife's W-2 and all my 1099s show up.
