http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/fiances Questions tagged with 'fiances' at Ask MetaFilter. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:27:17 -0800 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:27:17 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/95547/What%2Dis%2Dthe%2Dbest%2Dfinancialtax%2Dsituation%2Dfor%2Da%2Dfamily%2Dwith%2Da%2Dkid%2Don%2Dthe%2Dway What is the best financial/tax situation for us? Kid on way, financial aid eligibility concerns. Me: grad student for 2 more years, on a teaching assistantship (this covers tuition, fees, health insurance, and gives me a $1600/mo. stipend) and with some student loans on top (less than $10k/year). I also work in the summers, but make less than $5k. I also receive research grants sometimes ($5k-$15k). In 2008, I will only have been in the country for 2 months and will have an income of less than $5k. In 2009 and 2010 I will be be back on the normal track with $1600/mo. and some loans with perhaps 2-3 months of a travel grant of ~$6k. <br> <br> Him: working person making a good salary (floating around 6 figures)<br> <br> New factor: baby on the way at end of year (will be on Dad's insurance and Dad's company covers childcare)<br> <br> The way that we see it, here are our financial options:<br> <br> (1) Stay unmarried, he claims baby on his taxes.<br> <br> (2) Stay unmarried, I claim the baby on my taxes. (But would this screw up my student loan/financial aid eligibility by making me look richer?)<br> <br> (3) Marry and claim kid together. (Again, would this screw up my student loan/financial aid eligibility?) tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.95547 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:27:17 -0800 baby child fiances finance financialaid money studentloan studentloans tax taxes Anonymous