topic Why am I not allowed to file head of household? I divorced my husband in 2018 and his mom still lives with me. She has dementia. She only brings in $10,056 a yr from SS in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-am-i-not-allowed-to-file-head-of-household-i-divorced-my-husband-in-2018-and-his-mom-still-lives/01/2846615#M1037947 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:40:00 GMT macmom1992 2026-02-23T09:40:00Z Why am I not allowed to file head of household? I divorced my husband in 2018 and his mom still lives with me. She has dementia. She only brings in $10,056 a yr from SS https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-am-i-not-allowed-to-file-head-of-household-i-divorced-my-husband-in-2018-and-his-mom-still-lives/01/2846615#M1037947 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:40:00 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-am-i-not-allowed-to-file-head-of-household-i-divorced-my-husband-in-2018-and-his-mom-still-lives/01/2846615#M1037947 macmom1992 2026-02-23T09:40:00Z Re: Why am I not allowed to file head of household? I divorced my husband in 2018 and his mom still lives with me. She has dementia. She only brings in $10,056 a yr from SS https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-why-am-i-not-allowed-to-file-head-of-household-i-divorced-my-husband-in-2018-and-his-mom-still/01/2846622#M1037951 <P>You need a blood relative to claim Head of Household .</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P class=""><SPAN class="">Who is a qualifying person for Head of Household </SPAN></P><P class=""><SPAN class=""><A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/family/help/what-is-a-qualifying-person-for-head-of-household/00/26624" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/family/help/what-is-a-qualifying-person-for-head-of-household/00/26624</A></SPAN></P> Tue, 31 Jan 2023 02:47:13 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-why-am-i-not-allowed-to-file-head-of-household-i-divorced-my-husband-in-2018-and-his-mom-still/01/2846622#M1037951 VolvoGirl 2023-01-31T02:47:13Z Re: Why am I not allowed to file head of household? I divorced my husband in 2018 and his mom still lives with me. She has dementia. She only brings in $10,056 a yr from SS https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-why-am-i-not-allowed-to-file-head-of-household-i-divorced-my-husband-in-2018-and-his-mom-still/01/2846624#M1037952 <P>She is not a qualifying person for Head of Household filing status.</P> <P>See this TurboTax support FAQ for a qualifying person -&nbsp;<A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-filing-status/qualifying-person-head-household/L2TmgztNs_US_en_US" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-filing-status/qualifying-person-head-household/L2TmgztNs_US_en_US</A></P> Tue, 31 Jan 2023 02:47:46 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-why-am-i-not-allowed-to-file-head-of-household-i-divorced-my-husband-in-2018-and-his-mom-still/01/2846624#M1037952 DoninGA 2023-01-31T02:47:46Z