Can I split the child care costs with my ex?Our kids go to the same daycare he pays for 1 i pay for the other.daycare doesnt split pmts &only gave us 1 stmt for both kids

[angelafurfaro]

We have 2 kids. They go to the same daycare. The daycare counts both kids as a family even though I pay for one and he pays for the other and they live in seperate households. The daycare combines the payments on one account. I know how much I paid for our 2 year old who I am claiming and lives with me, he knows how much he paid for our 10 year old who he is claiming and lives with him. If the statement for care is 4568 can i claim 3424 for the child i paid for and he can claim 1144 for the child he paid for?

[Anita01 · Accepted solution]

If you each have a child claimed as a dependent, and who lives with each of you separately, then you could each claim child care for the child who lives with you.  Each of you should only claim the amount you paid for the child who lived with you.with you.  child care is deductible if paid to allow that parent to work.  Amounts paid for a child not living with you are not claimed to allow that parent to work.