Morning,
I have 2 children and care for them equally day and night - arguably more than 50/50 but let's not go there!
For the sake of CMS I feel I must claim CB - I don't personally care about it, and i'd be claiming this purely for CMS purposes rather than my own interests.
My intention is to claim for just 1 child so CB is shared between both parents - but my question is - should I make the claim for both children and allow HMRC to deal with the disuputes and hopefully share it themselves, or do I just do what feels like the right thing and just claim for 1 child, leaving the second child with CB going to the ex? My concern is if i only make a claim with one child, and the ex disputes it - am I more likely to lose that?
I have read that doctors address etc has an impact; the children would be registered at the ex's address - but the doctors is also the same as my own. Personally I'm not overly concerned at whether the children are registered at the ex's address or my own, I can still take them to the doctors and seek medical care for them (and have done) - but again, should one child or both be updated to my own? the way they form these decisions seems ridiculous from what i've read. (personal opinion of course!)
Thanks
hi,
are you on reasonable terms with your ex? if so, first you can propose to her that can you claim CB for 1 child, as the expenses are mounting and it's fair if you claim CB for one child. then she can ask HMRC to transfer CB to you.
if she disagrees, then you can make claim to HMRC, and submit evidence if they ask for it. I think it's sensible to claim for 1 child.