@Lia073185 wrote:
I already claimed my child as dependent. And the father already filed to ask judge to held me in contempt. In this situation can I be incarcerated :(
if held in contempt of court?
You need to ask your attorney.
Going only by what other parents have indicated on this forum, I do remember seeing a parent tell the story of how they were threatened with jail unless they signed the form and handed it over to the other parent in front of the judge at that minute. I saw a story from another parent that the judge required them to sign a new form giving the other parent the right to claim the child in all future years, instead of just alternating years, as was originally ordered. These are stories from other customers and I have no way to know if they are true.
Your judge may be sympathetic if you have a very good reason why this small financial concession should not be made. Your attorney will have handled other cases before the same judge and should have some idea of how the judge will react. The child tax credit is $2000, and I expect your attorney will charge you at least $300-$500 per hour to fight this for you. Is it really worth it? Only you can decide.
