Child dependent care credit

I paid the father of my child to watch our child. Can I claim this as child dependent care? We are not married.

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Child dependent care credit

No. For the Child and Dependent Care Credit, the caregiver can't be the parent of a qualifying child.

For more information, please see What is the Child and Dependent Care Credit?

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