My parents adopted me out of Mexico as a baby. There are no adoption papers and they are listed as my real ?
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parents on my birth certificate. Needless to say, my father was very abusive growing up and I now want to report him to social security for
fraud as he claim me all these years. Will he be punished?
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parents on my birth certificate. Needless to say, my father was very abusive growing up and I now want to report him to social security for
fraud as he claim me all these years. Will he be punished?
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:56 am
No, relationship is not the criteria. It is if he provided at least 50% of your support. Support is food, housing, and clothing. You could be a totally unrelated trillionaire and he can claim you.
March 25th, 2009 at 3:53 am
Real children, adopted children, foster children, even totally unrelated children who the parents support as a member of the household, could be claimed if all dependency tests are met. And you wouldn’t be reporting them to social security, but the IRS.
Short story: he will not be punished because he probably didn’t violate tax laws, at least as far as claiming you as a dependent.
How was he abusive? Did it reach criminal levels? You would report that to law enforcement. If they will take the case.