Exactly how I feel. Hence the reason for my concern.bewiseman wrote: ↑ I don't blame him for his concern. His suspicion may be wrong, but our society is still built around the idea that the woman is the primary caregiver for children. However, so often in modern society this isn't true. You need look only as far as the Canada Child Credits. It is automatically assumed that these credits go to the mom unless you can prove otherwise.
Speaking of Canada Child Benefit, for the past 9 years since our split, my sons mother has been collecting this benefit in full. She has also been claiming him as a dependent on her taxes for the past 9 years as well. The funny thing is, he has been with me under my care for about 70% of each year. Almost 90% of the time the past 2 years. It is only now that I called the CRA, spoke to family and accountants and I have put my foot down and Im applying for 50% of the CCB starting next month June. Something I should have done long ago but didnt know better.
Matter of fact, the CRA told me that I can retroactively claim my share of the CCB from the previous 10 years. Which means she would have to pay them back (approx) $27,000 and they would redirect those funds to me. Lucky for her, Im taking that as a loss and I am letting all of that slide. Unfortunately for me, in the CRA's eyes, I will only now start having custody of my child in June 2017, because this is when Im choosing to start applying for my share of the Child Benefit. All this so that she doesnt get screwed and end up having to pay all of that back. She's been frauding the government, and technically, so have I because I should have been claiming my share of things years ago.