https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-my-new-husband-married-2018-and-i-file-married-filing-jointly-if-he-claims-a-dependent-child/01/391782#M161983 <P>My husband and I married in 2018, and he has always claimed one of his two children (from a previous marriage) as a dependent, which is part of his divorce agreement. Are we able to file jointly if the child he is claiming as a dependent is not my child? <BR /></P><BR /> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:26:36 GMT mixedemotions395 2019-06-04T19:26:36Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-my-new-husband-married-2018-and-i-file-married-filing-jointly-if-he-claims-a-dependent-child/01/391782#M161983 <P>My husband and I married in 2018, and he has always claimed one of his two children (from a previous marriage) as a dependent, which is part of his divorce agreement. Are we able to file jointly if the child he is claiming as a dependent is not my child? <BR /></P><BR /> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:26:36 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-my-new-husband-married-2018-and-i-file-married-filing-jointly-if-he-claims-a-dependent-child/01/391782#M161983 mixedemotions395 2019-06-04T19:26:36Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/yes-that-would-not-interfere-with-you-both-filing-togeth/01/391802#M161995 Yes, that would not interfere with you both filing together as Married Filing Jointly. Be sure you claim the child properly if he is the non-custodial parent. The interview questions in the "My Info" section of TurboTax, if answered properly, will claim the child properly.&nbsp; Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:26:37 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/yes-that-would-not-interfere-with-you-both-filing-togeth/01/391802#M161995 KrisD 2019-06-04T19:26:37Z