https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-son-lives-with-me-but-his-father-and-i-have-an-agreement-that-he-will-take-care-of-all-of-our-son/01/1071732#M391167 Mon, 03 Feb 2020 12:09:33 GMT awebster242004 2020-02-03T12:09:33Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-son-lives-with-me-but-his-father-and-i-have-an-agreement-that-he-will-take-care-of-all-of-our-son/01/1071732#M391167 Mon, 03 Feb 2020 12:09:33 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-son-lives-with-me-but-his-father-and-i-have-an-agreement-that-he-will-take-care-of-all-of-our-son/01/1071732#M391167 awebster242004 2020-02-03T12:09:33Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-son-lives-with-me-but-his-father-and-i-have-an-agreement-that-he-will-take-care-of-all-of/01/1071984#M391272 <P><STRONG>No</STRONG>, only the parent that a child lives with can claim the earned income credit whether or not that parent claims the child as a dependent. You are the one who is eligible for this credit.&nbsp;<SPAN style="font-size:11pt"><SPAN style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please view the qualifications for claiming the <A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/credits-and-deductions/help/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-earned-income-credit-eic-or-eitc/00/25603" target="_blank">earned income credit</A> for more information.</SPAN></SPAN></P> Mon, 03 Feb 2020 13:53:20 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-son-lives-with-me-but-his-father-and-i-have-an-agreement-that-he-will-take-care-of-all-of/01/1071984#M391272 KatrinaB48 2020-02-03T13:53:20Z