We have an agreement that we will switch off who gets to claim him (he is 12) as a dependent on their taxes. We equally share him. I called Turbo Tax and was at first told that the other parent and I could both claim HOH in this situation even though only one of claims him as a dependent. I called again to ask a different question and was told that in fact only one of us can claim HOH (and that would be the person who claims him as a dependent.) My understanding is that this means I also cannot claim the child tax credit this year.
