topic Does paying child support count as supporting someone in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/does-paying-child-support-count-as-supporting-someone/01/346334#M144588 <P>I AM PAYING CHILD SUPPORT SO CAN I PUT THAT AS SUPPORTING SOMEONE??<BR /></P> Mon, 03 Jun 2019 20:21:08 GMT andyja562 2019-06-03T20:21:08Z Does paying child support count as supporting someone https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/does-paying-child-support-count-as-supporting-someone/01/346334#M144588 <P>I AM PAYING CHILD SUPPORT SO CAN I PUT THAT AS SUPPORTING SOMEONE??<BR /></P> Mon, 03 Jun 2019 20:21:08 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/does-paying-child-support-count-as-supporting-someone/01/346334#M144588 andyja562 2019-06-03T20:21:08Z No.  Child support is not deductible, and does not qualif... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-child-support-is-not-deductible-and-does-not-qualif/01/346343#M144594 <P>No. &nbsp;Child support is not deductible, and does not qualify you to claim the child as your dependent. &nbsp;The custodial parent can claim the child.</P> Mon, 03 Jun 2019 20:21:10 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-child-support-is-not-deductible-and-does-not-qualif/01/346343#M144594 xmasbaby0 2019-06-03T20:21:10Z