@Opus 17I agreed with your statement above and asked specifically that when I spoke to the IRS's tax law expert. She told me that since the qualifying person wa...
That is NOT what the IRS said. The tie breaker rules DO apply since me and my ex met the qualifying child requirement. You must apply them in the order they app...
I got the answer from the IRS tax law experts! If a child is at the age of majority (emancipated) under state law, they are considered NOT living with either pa...
I don't think the rule actually says that. In fact, it only says:Emancipated child. If a child is emancipated under state law, the child is treated as not livin...