the current version of the Bill allows the non-custodian parent to get the credit if the other parent agrees to relinquish it AND the child(ren) are with them for at least 100 days a year -
In relation to this point - and from reading a lot of the posts, i would like to point out that not all ex-wives are out to get what they can and that some separations are amicable....!!
I am losing my job at end of December - so will be even more reliant in part on the v. small amt of maintenance that my ex. gives me - so in this situation why would i give him my extra credits, he wont give me €5 extra...... so there are two sides to all of this....in my case he refuses to pay our mortgage, so no sorry no negotiating for me.....