Children of Divorced or Separated Parents
By William Perez, About.com
Generally, the parents should decide in advance who gets to claim the child as a dependent. This arrangement should be specified in writing in the divorce decree or separation agreement papers. If one parent claims the child as a dependent, the other parent may be able to claim the Head of Household filing status if the child lives with that parent for more than half the year.
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