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    joespillane
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    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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    ‎October 30, 2019 10:59 AM
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    TurboTax-Esther
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    I lived and worked in Canada my kids were home in Ireland could I have claimed for them

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

    ‎October 30, 2019 10:59 AM
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