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- Vermont
Hey all, I could use a bit of help solving a significant issue I have. I apologize, it's a bit long. I am deep in this, and could use somebody on the outside looking in and telling me what my legal options are, rather than my options ruled by my emotions.
I wasn't sure where to put this, I apologize if it's in the wrong place. There's a lot to this.
The backstory:
My ex and I have a kid in 2011. We separate in 2013. She takes our daughter, and withholds contact. The court sees this, as well as her bipolar as a reason to award full custody to me.
She tries to get custody back several times, always fails. She lies several times to police/the courts in an attempt to get me arrested. Long court battles ensue (as they always believe a potential victim).
She tried a criminal case (telling the court I beat her). I prove my innocence.
She tried a juvenile case (telling the Department of Children and Families I raped our child). I prove my innocence.
She tries several family cases (claiming she's in a better place now, and deserves full custody). She fails.
2019 rolls around, and she claims our child on her 2018 taxes. The IRS doesn't seem to care, and rejects my taxes. I tell her she can't do that, our daughter lives with me. She's my dependent to claim. I tell her I will take her to court, and report it to the IRS unless she pays me what it cost me to not claim her. She does so.
2020 comes around. No issue with my 2019 taxes.
2021, once again she has claimed her on her 2020 taxes. This effects my COVID relief, as well as my return. She claims it was an accident, and won't happen again. I decide to let cooler heads prevail, and not report it.
I get married in October of 2021. My wife knows of these issues, and is supportive.
2022, once again she claims our child on her 2021 taxes. This messes up the COVID relief, my taxes, and my wife's taxes.
This is where we are now. January 30th 2022, my taxes from 2018, and 2020 are in limbo somewhere with the IRS. My taxes, and my wife's 2021 taxes have not been filed yet.
I am exhausted from having to defend myself. There has been some major issue every year since 2013.
What can I do to:
Protect myself from future absurd false allegations.
Ensure she stops claiming her on her taxes.
Receive my returns from 2018, and 2020.
I wasn't sure where to put this, I apologize if it's in the wrong place. There's a lot to this.
The backstory:
My ex and I have a kid in 2011. We separate in 2013. She takes our daughter, and withholds contact. The court sees this, as well as her bipolar as a reason to award full custody to me.
She tries to get custody back several times, always fails. She lies several times to police/the courts in an attempt to get me arrested. Long court battles ensue (as they always believe a potential victim).
She tried a criminal case (telling the court I beat her). I prove my innocence.
She tried a juvenile case (telling the Department of Children and Families I raped our child). I prove my innocence.
She tries several family cases (claiming she's in a better place now, and deserves full custody). She fails.
2019 rolls around, and she claims our child on her 2018 taxes. The IRS doesn't seem to care, and rejects my taxes. I tell her she can't do that, our daughter lives with me. She's my dependent to claim. I tell her I will take her to court, and report it to the IRS unless she pays me what it cost me to not claim her. She does so.
2020 comes around. No issue with my 2019 taxes.
2021, once again she has claimed her on her 2020 taxes. This effects my COVID relief, as well as my return. She claims it was an accident, and won't happen again. I decide to let cooler heads prevail, and not report it.
I get married in October of 2021. My wife knows of these issues, and is supportive.
2022, once again she claims our child on her 2021 taxes. This messes up the COVID relief, my taxes, and my wife's taxes.
This is where we are now. January 30th 2022, my taxes from 2018, and 2020 are in limbo somewhere with the IRS. My taxes, and my wife's 2021 taxes have not been filed yet.
I am exhausted from having to defend myself. There has been some major issue every year since 2013.
What can I do to:
Protect myself from future absurd false allegations.
Ensure she stops claiming her on her taxes.
Receive my returns from 2018, and 2020.