@lady8420 -- If you are the custodial parent, and you paid more than half the cost of keeping up a home in which your child lived with you at least half the year, you can file as HOH - even though you're not claiming the child as a dependent. When you enter your filing status as HOH, the program will ask for the information about your qualifying child. You will not enter your child in the "Dependents" section. And yes, you can e-file your return.
Note: your first comment said your spouse was filing MFJ - I assume he/she is remarried and filing MFJ with the new spouse?
**Answers are correct to the best of my ability but do not constitute tax or legal advice.
