Only one Owner Builder Permit can be issued within any five-year period, unless the application and any earlier permit relate to the same land and to related Owner Builder Work, or unless special circumstances exist. An owner-builder permit is not a building licence.
Both parents can claim a partial deduction for a dependent on their tax withholding forms if certain criteria are met. In general, the deductions can be shared only if the parents are filing jointly and are not sharing a household.
A legal document proving your separation makes no difference to your tax and benefit status. Child benefit and child tax credit cannot be paid to more than one parent, so if there are children involved, only one of you-the primary caretaker-will be able to claim.