Can I claim my daughter if I work all year and pay close to $600 a month in support and her mother doesn't always work andI hardly get to see her?

[glencoe_9]

My daughter was 12 last year.

[Anita01]

Since the child lives with her mother, you can only claim her if the mother gives you an 8332 form releasing her right to claim the child.  Support makes not difference.