ErnieS0
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Yes. You can both claim head of household if you don’t live together as Tax Expert SusanY1 says in her answer above your question. 

 

You would both have a custodial child to qualify. The noncustodial parent may not claim the child for the purpose of claiming head of household filing status, the earned income credit, the credit for child and dependent care expenses, or the exclusion for dependent care benefits.

 

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Children of Divorced or Separated Parents (or Parents Who Live Apart)

We’re the divorced or legally separated parents of one child. May each parent claim the child as a d...

 

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