As for claiming the child ... if they are under the age of 24 and was a full time student for some part of 5 months of the year and they lived with you for more than 1/2 the year AND the file separately then you can claim them as a dependent one last time and get the HOH filing status & education credit. HOWEVER the newly married couple have the right to file a joint return and you can ONLY claim the child if they file separately and only to get a refund of taxes being withheld ... no credits are allowed with MFS status. Before any of you file a return you may want to complete all the return options available to see what the best option is for all of you combined.
