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You are trying to use the rule for divorced or never married parents who have a signed agreement between them.   In order to use that rule, you would have to say that you are the custodial parent of your son so that you could file as HOH.  And your son would have to say on his own return that he cannot be claimed as a dependent on anyone else's tax return.

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