topic Can you claim a child on your taxes if the other parent has them on their Va benefits? in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/can-you-claim-a-child-on-your-taxes-if-the-other-parent-has-them-on-their-va-benefits/01/3144022#M207802 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:28:41 GMT megsnicole2019 2026-02-10T09:28:41Z Can you claim a child on your taxes if the other parent has them on their Va benefits? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/can-you-claim-a-child-on-your-taxes-if-the-other-parent-has-them-on-their-va-benefits/01/3144022#M207802 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:28:41 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/can-you-claim-a-child-on-your-taxes-if-the-other-parent-has-them-on-their-va-benefits/01/3144022#M207802 megsnicole2019 2026-02-10T09:28:41Z Re: Can you claim a child on your taxes if the other parent has them on their Va benefits? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-can-you-claim-a-child-on-your-taxes-if-the-other-parent-has-them-on-their-va-benefits/01/3144027#M207804 <P>Who does the child live with?&nbsp; The IRS cares about physical custody.&nbsp; &nbsp;The parent who had the child for the most nights in a tax year----at least 183 nights----is the one who can claim the child as a dependent on a tax return.</P> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 02:43:58 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-can-you-claim-a-child-on-your-taxes-if-the-other-parent-has-them-on-their-va-benefits/01/3144027#M207804 xmasbaby0 2024-01-26T02:43:58Z Re: Can you claim a child on your taxes if the other parent has them on their Va benefits? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-can-you-claim-a-child-on-your-taxes-if-the-other-parent-has-them-on-their-va-benefits/01/3144071#M207810 Fri, 26 Jan 2024 03:17:22 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-can-you-claim-a-child-on-your-taxes-if-the-other-parent-has-them-on-their-va-benefits/01/3144071#M207810 megsnicole2019 2024-01-26T03:17:22Z Re: Can you claim a child on your taxes if the other parent has them on their Va benefits? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-can-you-claim-a-child-on-your-taxes-if-the-other-parent-has-them-on-their-va-benefits/01/3144483#M207825 <P><a href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5401846">@megsnicole2019</a>&nbsp;It seems like you posted again to this thread, but the post is blank.&nbsp; Do you have another question?</P> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:57:22 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-can-you-claim-a-child-on-your-taxes-if-the-other-parent-has-them-on-their-va-benefits/01/3144483#M207825 xmasbaby0 2024-01-26T15:57:22Z