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Petitioner’s legal residence at the time the petition was filed
was Atlanta, Georgia.
Petitioner is married to Moses Blankson. The Blanksons
emigrated to the United States from Ghana, West Africa.
Petitioner is a registered nurse with a nursing degree from
Cambridge University in England. Her husband, Mr. Blankson, was
a financial analyst and accountant for a bank during the years at
issue and also held a second job. Petitioner and Mr. Blankson
have four children: Samuel, born in 1965, Rosemary, born in
1975, Melissa, born in 1979, and Clara, born in 1985.
During the years 1993 through 1996, petitioner was employed
as a salaried nurse by the Atlanta, Georgia, public school system
during the school year. Petitioner was also engaged in a self-
employed activity as a critical care nurse for coronary care
patients, for which she was paid by the hour. Petitioner
performed critical care services on weekends, holidays, and some
week nights during the school year, and full time during the
summer months.
In 1995, petitioner incurred child care expenses for her
youngest child, Clara, who was then 10 years old. The care was
provided during evenings when petitioner and Mr. Blankson worked
night shifts. Petitioner claimed a $480 credit on her 1995
return for child care expenses of $2,600 paid to Kuddle Korner.
The care provider was paid in cash, and the total expense
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