Thanks for the input Critter. I did already read that section of the IRS code. It also says immediately following the section you copy/pasted
"Tip: For this purpose, a child of parents that are divorced, separated, or living apart for the last 6 months of the calendar year is treated as the dependent of both parents whether or not the custodial parent releases the claim to the child exemption".
I feel comfortable with 50% of the expense being a qualified medical expense (for HSA purposes) to me (if I were to receive the bill and pay directly). I am just not sure if it is an issue that she is paying the bill directly first, and then I reimburse her. So my question being- do I have to be the one to physically pay the bill directly to the provider in order for the expense to qualify as an HSA reimbursable expense. I would think it is ok that I am reimbursing my ex, but I don't want to run into issues if I were to get audited and find out that it isn't allowed.
