If there is a signed 8332 the non-custodial parent can get the $500 credit for other dependents. Nothing else. The child tax credit was lost when your son turned 17.
The custodial parent---you -- can file Head of Household and get earned income credit (if your income falls into the allowable amount). If you are paying for college you can enter the education credit on your tax return.
Your son can file a tax return of his own but must say on his return that he can be claimed as someone else's s dependent.
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