I am so confused about taxes, teen mom?

Question

I am 16 years old. My boyfriend is 19. My boyfriend is morking full time andd supporting me. I have not seen any money from my mom in almost a year. I was living with my boyfriends faimily for a while. my mom found a better job in a different city and asked if we could hpuse sit(pay the bills take care of everything) So we did. I am expecting a baby in 4 weeks. And me and my boyfriend took full responsability for our actions and never asked my mom for any money or any help. So my mom resently told me to tell my boyfriend not to claim me on his taxes and i said okay as long as you help me out with clothes for school and she responded i will see what i can do. This also happen with the rebate checks everyone got. When she got this i asked for some money to help me out with school clothes and since she got 300 for me. and i never saw any of the money. now that my daughter is on the way she is telling me that she is going to claim her on her taxes, so tell my boyfriend not to. she then said she will atart sending a little bit of money so that she can legally claim my daughter on her taxes. i feel like she is just using me and my daughter for money and it hurts, so my question is what rights do me and my boyfriend have in this situation? how much should we be recieving from my mom in order for her to claim me( who is going to school) and my daughter on her taxes?? all answers help thank you so much

Answer 1

that sucks

Answer 2

i'm definitely no expert on taxes so i can't help you out with specifics, but what your mom is doing is very wrong. you need to call around to some social service agencies (if you don't know where to start, start with your county's job and family services or something with a similar name) and you should be able to get help figuring out what your rights are. if your boyfriend is supporting you and your baby, he should be the one claiming you both on his taxes. once you figure any details out, tell your mom she can no longer claim you or your baby and if she still does and your boyfriend does as well, she will get in trouble.

it's such a shame that your mom is taking advantage of you and your child. i hope you're able to figure this out. try searching social service agencies or family agencies in your city and you should be able to find somewhere to get the info you need. best of luck to you!  

Answer 3

It depends on what state you live in. Plus, your boyfriend's a legal adult, which will complicate things. What I'd do is ask this question in the section of Y!A about law. That section is full of lawyer-type people who understand this kind of thing far better then the Adolescent section will. So ask this same question again, but in the Law section.

Next: Are you in school? Does your school have a teen mothers program? Go to your guidance counselor or someone in the teen moms program, and ask if they can hook you up with free legal aid. There are a lot of free legal aid places. If you qualify, which you probably will, then someone with legal training who knows the law will help you out with taxes.

Remember, you don't have to accept money from your mom. If you can prove you never wanted her to claim your child, and that you sent her money back to her and never spent it, and she doesn't live with you or support you, then she probably doesn't have any claim on your daughter. I'm not sure, though. That's why you ought to ask this in a different section. Look around Y!A to find the best section for you.

Your boyfriend is a full adult, so he might be able to claim your daughter independently on his taxes. I don't quite know how it works, though. Best of luck with everything!

Answer 4

if your mom is not taking care of you (ie paying for your food, housing, clothes, etc) then she can't claim either your nor your daughter on her taxes.  it's illegal.  if you have no job and are making no money, your boyfriend can file as head of household.  do not let your mother claim your daughter, she doesn't have the right.

"To file as head of household, one must satisfy the following requirements:

    * Be unmarried or considered unmarried on the last day of the year.

    * Have paid more than half the cost of upkeep for a home for the year.

    * Have a qualifying person live with you in the home for more than half the year. "

now, i'm pro marriage, so take what i say next with a grain of salt, but if you and your boyrfiend are living together, have a child together, and are happy with one another, you might want to get legally married (costs a few dollars).  you'll both get more protection under the law, and will avoid situations like what's happening to you now.  will also make it easier to get health insurance and stuff.  most states will let you do this without your parent having to sign off, even though you're young, because you have a child. unless you're trying to get WIC, it might be in your best interest