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The 2013 Tax Season: Information for Divorced or Separated Parents Re: Dependency and Child Tax Credits

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The 2013 tax season is upon us, which often brings a spike in court filings involving questions and confusion over what parent can claim what child as a dependency exemption and what child tax credits may be claimed and by whom.

The IRS issued Tax Guide 2013—Publication 17 (in English and Spanish) in November 2013, which is a 288-page document that provides valuable information for filers in search of clarity on who can claim whom and for what.  Read more

Damages Available in Show Cause Proceedings

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One frustrating part about domestic relations judgments and orders has to do with the enforcement of them.  If one party to a case is ordered to do something and fails to do it, the aggrieved party must file a motion to enforce the order.  The result: another court order ordering the party to do what he or she has already been ordered to do! Read more

Revocation of Paternity Act Significantly Changes Standing for Alleged Fathers

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On June 12, 2012, the Revocation of Paternity Act (RPA) was enacted, which changes standing for a potential biological father seeking to revoke an acknowledgment of parentage from what it was in the Acknowledgment of Parentage Act (APA).  Issues regarding standing in paternity cases have been a source of much attention because they involve questions of whether a biological father’s rights are inviolate compared to the “rights” of an equitable father or, even, the rights and best interests of the child at issue.  Read more