Yes, you qualify for the lifetime learning credit based on the $7,000 out-of-pocket expenses paid for your wife's tuition. However, you need to make sure that your wife is claiming the credit and not you. The maximum credit amount is $2,000 so it does not matter that the form 1098-t does not show anything in box 5.
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