1098-t Education & Divorce

[brownie45]

My son lived with his father during college because of proximity. His father claimed him the past 2 years as a dependent. Father received a 1098-t and is claiming credits for paying tuition, but I paid part of that college tuition directly to him and then he paid the university!! He is getting all the credit on his taxes. Anything I can do?? I suppose I am SOL. Thank you.

[KBTS]

Whoever claims the student as a dependent gets the tax credit. So even though you paid his father tuition money, you are not eligible to get the tax break. Does not seem fair, but that is how Congress passed the law.