Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

I was divorced in 2006 in Florida through mediation and the settlement agreement states "the mother will have the tax exemption for the child each year." I am responsible for 56% of all my child's expenses per child support calculations, although he lives out of state in NC with his mom. I would like to know if I can have the settlement agreement modified for alternating years for me to claim the tax exemption/dependency claim and is there paperwork I can complete to avoid new legal fees or going back to my previous attorney who did not advise me of this and as a result I lose thousands of dollars every year at tax return time?


Asked on 2/08/10, 8:32 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Brent Rose The Orsini & Rose Law Firm

You haven't suggested any grounds as to why the agreement should be modified. Once you sign a deal, it's a deal. It would have probably been more fair for the two of you to alternate years, but it's not the deal you made.

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Answered on 2/14/10, 4:03 pm


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