topic My husband is not the father of my 3 year old. So I was told I had to file separately to claim him. Is this true? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-husband-is-not-the-father-of-my-3-year-old-so-i-was-told-i-had-to-file-separately-to-claim-him-is/01/82904#M35344 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:10:18 GMT ashlee_belden92 2019-06-01T03:10:18Z My husband is not the father of my 3 year old. So I was told I had to file separately to claim him. Is this true? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-husband-is-not-the-father-of-my-3-year-old-so-i-was-told-i-had-to-file-separately-to-claim-him-is/01/82904#M35344 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:10:18 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-husband-is-not-the-father-of-my-3-year-old-so-i-was-told-i-had-to-file-separately-to-claim-him-is/01/82904#M35344 ashlee_belden92 2019-06-01T03:10:18Z No, that is not true. When you file jointly, you can clai... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-that-is-not-true-when-you-file-jointly-you-can-clai/01/82911#M35348 No, that is not true. When you file jointly, you can claim any children that either of you have. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:10:20 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-that-is-not-true-when-you-file-jointly-you-can-clai/01/82911#M35348 jerry2000 2019-06-01T03:10:20Z Even on years that his father can claim "half of him"? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/even-on-years-that-his-father-can-claim-half-of-him/01/82921#M35355 Even on years that his father can claim "half of him"? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:10:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/even-on-years-that-his-father-can-claim-half-of-him/01/82921#M35355 ashlee_belden92 2019-06-01T03:10:21Z There is no such thing as claiming "half of him" what exa... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/there-is-no-such-thing-as-claiming-half-of-him-what-exa/01/82930#M35359 There is no such thing as claiming "half of him" what exactly do you think that is? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:10:23 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/there-is-no-such-thing-as-claiming-half-of-him-what-exa/01/82930#M35359 jerry2000 2019-06-01T03:10:23Z Every odd year he gets to claim the 3 year old on his tax... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/every-odd-year-he-gets-to-claim-the-3-year-old-on-his-tax/01/82933#M35361 Every odd year he gets to claim the 3 year old on his taxes but since i am primary guardian and have him more than 6 months out of the year, I get the child tax income credit or whatever it's called and he just gets to claim his as a dependent. It was part of the parenting plan apparently. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":confused_face:">😕</span> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:10:24 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/every-odd-year-he-gets-to-claim-the-3-year-old-on-his-tax/01/82933#M35361 ashlee_belden92 2019-06-01T03:10:24Z