Thanks for the note. I guess I was hoping maybe the IRS can view circumstances, similar to how the Dept of Veterans Affairs considers circumstances. The VA has similar policy to not add a biological child to VA pay benefits if the birth was not reported within a year. They waived that requirement when they saw my supporting documentation a couple months ago (court records, etc), despite the black and white writing of the policy. Most government agencies have various exception to policy procedures (sometimes only internally known), so I started to get curious what sort of exceptions to policy the IRS might consider, and how to possibly convince the IRS to consider an exception. Sometimes it is all about the narrative, the language, the mood of the civil servants and their co-workers. Maybe the IRS is the exception, in that they never consider exceptions...which in my experience with the govt, would be exceptional 🙂 In the meantime, I am drafting up a request for an exception 🙂
