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Hull on Estates #280 - Common Law Relationships and Dependent Support Claims

February 22, 2012 20:18

Listen to: Hull on Estates #280 - Common Law Relationships and Dependent Support Claims This week on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Holly LeValliant discuss what is required to prove a common law relationship. The courts take a liberal approach to determining whether a relationship is common...

Supporting Families, Recognizing Dependency

Julie Shapiro
April 03, 2011 16:47

I’m reading (please note the present tense–I am not anywhere near finished) a book that is making me think.  It is called The Supportive State and it’s by a law professor named Maxine Eichner.   She has a great deal to … Continue reading →I’m reading (please note...

Can I claim our child as a dependent on my taxes?

Shahzad Khan
December 13, 2010 06:37

Over the years, I have often found parties fighting over the issue of who gets to claim their child or children as dependency exemptions on their income tax returns.  In order to know who gets to claim the child for tax purposes, I suggest, first, you look at your dissolution of marriage...

A Primer on Exemptions for Dependents

Jimmy Verner
April 17, 2010 15:22

 In a recent Tax Court case, White v. Commissioner, the court summarized IRS requirements for claiming dependents. The taxpayer was divorced with two children. The children lived with the mother. The taxpayer paid his child support, paid for health insurance for the children and also made...

Ask the taxgirl:

Kelly Phillips Erb
March 12, 2009 21:35

Taxpayer asks: Hi Tax Girl, I thought I’d see our accountant today but she’s out, then I found out about you! My parents claimed me as a dependent in 2007 because they paid for my last semester of college (although I did work and live on my own most of the year). I was an independent...