MItax216
Returning Member

Head of Household while divorcing

Confused on rules for claiming HOH status. Divorce was final January 2022. Two children. Ex has slightly >50% custody but that started after spending months with joint custody under same roof. We maintained separate homes for final six months. Adding custodial time to joint custody at beginning of year, we both had kids more than seven months. Can we both claim HOH or am I stuck with Married Filing Separately? I am claiming both children as dependents and she is claiming neither. If I cannot, does this mean she also gets claim to all my spending on childcare or do we claim what we individually spent?