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posted Oct 30, 2019 10:59:33 AM

I lived and worked in Canada my kids were home in Ireland could I have claimed for them

I was not with the mother but I was paying child maintenance every month as it was a court order 

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Oct 30, 2019 10:59:34 AM

No. Child maintenance is not a deductible expense in Canada. It does not matter if it is overseas or not.