https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-m-a-non-custodial-parent-that-pays-child-support-but-don-t-have-my-kids-social-security-and/01/3180095#M306359 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 03:55:17 GMT 2cb20ec60997 2026-02-11T03:55:17Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-m-a-non-custodial-parent-that-pays-child-support-but-don-t-have-my-kids-social-security-and/01/3180095#M306359 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 03:55:17 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-m-a-non-custodial-parent-that-pays-child-support-but-don-t-have-my-kids-social-security-and/01/3180095#M306359 2cb20ec60997 2026-02-11T03:55:17Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-i-m-a-non-custodial-parent-that-pays-child-support-but-don-t-have-my-kids-social-security-and/01/3180361#M306384 <P>Child support is not entered on a tax return.&nbsp; &nbsp;You do not have to do anything.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Sat, 10 Feb 2024 14:23:34 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-i-m-a-non-custodial-parent-that-pays-child-support-but-don-t-have-my-kids-social-security-and/01/3180361#M306384 xmasbaby0 2024-02-10T14:23:34Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-i-m-a-non-custodial-parent-that-pays-child-support-but-don-t-have-my-kids-social-security-and/01/3184971#M306885 <P>Do you have an agreement with the other parent to be able to claim your child? &nbsp;Does your child spend more than 6 months out of the year with you? &nbsp;If the answer to both of these is no, then even though you pay child support, you cannot claim a deduction of any sort for your child. &nbsp;So you will not add them to your return.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>The custodial parent gets to claim all the credits. &nbsp;Child support is not deductible and does not make it so that you can claim them.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>If you do have an agreement with the other parent, The <A href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4449.pdf" target="_blank">only credit</A> you can claim as the noncustodial parent is the <A href="https://www.irs.gov/faqs/childcare-credit-other-credits/child-tax-credit/child-tax-credit-2#:~:text=May%20a%20noncustodial%20parent%20claim,for%20his%20or%20her%20child%3F&amp;text=Yes%2C%20a%20noncustodial%20parent%20may,claim%20the%20child%20tax%20credit." target="_blank">Child Tax Credit</A>. In this case, you will need to <A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-change-correct-return-already-filed/L4VjJ9BA2_US_en_US?uid=ld3fgy87" target="_blank">Amend Your Return</A> to add the Child Tax Credit and get the SSN from the other parent as you cannot claim the credit without the SSN. &nbsp;The Amended forms are not yet available for the year. &nbsp;You will then need to mail your return which will take up to 4 months to process. &nbsp;Also, if the other parent already claimed the child tax credit for your child, you will not be able to claim anything. &nbsp;</P> Mon, 12 Feb 2024 18:27:08 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-i-m-a-non-custodial-parent-that-pays-child-support-but-don-t-have-my-kids-social-security-and/01/3184971#M306885 Vanessa A 2024-02-12T18:27:08Z