Archive for February, 2010
I will be living solely on the Child support and alimony that I was awarded by the courts, however we filed our taxes married/jointly for 2007 since I don’t work. I will be living on 1/2 the income I was, but don’t know how to ammend this information so I can increase my chances of getting financial aid since my situation is completely different from 2007. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Also, how will the separation affect my future applications for fafsa? will I have to include his income despite the legal Separation? I know next year we will likely file taxes married/seprately. Thanks!
You will not have to include your husband’s income if you are separated. You only use your income information for the year 2007. This process can be complicated because you are looking at line items on the tax return. Look at your joint tax return, and see if any line items pertain to you. For example, if there is interest in the bank of $100.00, then you would include $50 as income to you. Actually what you are doing is creating a tax return as if you were filing by yourself. This takes some expertise, so I would bring my 2007 income tax along with the w-2 forms to the financial aid office so they can help you complete the FAFSA. They will separated your income from your husband and give you the figures to include on the FAFSA. Most likely you will be eligible for the grants since you did not work in 2007.
For the 2009-10 FAFSA and beyond, if you are still separated, you should file your own taxes, separate from your husband. You never have to include his income if you are separated, but the financial aid office will wonder why you are filing jointly with your husband year after year if you are separated. The household size would only include you and your children. If you are not working, then you only need to include child support and alimony.
I hope this is helpful.
I had a affair behind my wife’s back. My ex-mistress has filed for child support and medical support (1 year old son will be on my health insurance). Paternity test came back positive. Is there any way to keep the Child support and medical support a secret from my wife? I’m not ready to tell her yet!
You may not be ready to tell your wife but you have no other choice but tell her now. It’s going to be worst for you if you keep this from her because eventually she will find out. You lied to your wife when you cheated behind her back. You didn’t tell her the truth about your son. And now you want to keep the child support a secret. How long do you plan to go behind your wife’s back and pretend that everything is okay? How long do you plan to keep all those secrets from her? Your wife has a right to know everything. She is probably thinking that you have a great marriage but behind her back you cheated on her and had a child with another woman. I’m sorry but I cannot help you with this because I honestly believe that keeping this from your wife is wrong. You need to tell your wife the truth. You may not be ready yet to tell her but she will never be ready to accept what you did behind her back. She may have forgiven you for cheating but to have a baby with another woman is going to destroy her world. But I imagine you weren’t thinking about your wife when you were having an affair behind her back.
My friend is a single mom who want to go back to school to be a dental hygienist but also needs help with living expenses as well. Are there any grants out there for her that do both?
Nothing is going to pay for all of her living expenses. Your friend could apply for financial aid, and may even receive a refund (but it’s not guaranteed – I’ve been in school for 3+ years and never received a refund). Your friend could apply for housing help (section 
and energy assistance (in the winter). In addition, she may qualify for food stamps to help with grocery costs. Other than that, she’s going to need to work at least part-time and possibly full-time, depending on her expenses. Many schools now offer online courses, distance courses, Saturday classes, or evening classes to accommodate working students. I take 2 classes online and 1 class at the school. The class at school meets one night a week for 4 hours.
Tired and frustrated of hearing all my single parent friends brag about their huge refund checks they get every year. Refunds should be based simply on earnings and how much you paid in throughout the year. Single adults should not have to pay more just because they have not yet chosen to have children or get married….life is expensive for EVERYONE!
your children = your responsibility
You are wrong to focus on "refunds" instead of total tax due.
There are 4 hours flight between the countries and both parents are working. The child is 4. Please refrain from debating I would like to know from real cases since I have to propose a visitation agreement to my ex and I don´t know where to start.
There are no international ones to my knowledge, and you really need one that is recognised by the laws in both of the countries in question.
The approach I would suggest is for both parties to sit down and agree something which is reasonable, practicable and one that is in the best interests of the child. Also, one which may be legally recognised.
What works well would not be what someone else has found useful – it needs to take into consideration circumstances that are unique in every case. So, it is better to consult with the other party and devise one tailored to your case.
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