topic So I got married this last May, I have a son (not to the man I married) and my sons Dad and I go every other year. In 2019 I claim my son, do I file married jointly? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/so-i-got-married-this-last-may-i-have-a-son-not-to-the-man-i-married-and-my-sons-dad-and-i-go-every/01/719222#M289159 <P>Can I file married filling separate to get what I usually get when I claim my child?&nbsp;</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:56:22 GMT arosen042809 2019-06-06T14:56:22Z So I got married this last May, I have a son (not to the man I married) and my sons Dad and I go every other year. In 2019 I claim my son, do I file married jointly? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/so-i-got-married-this-last-may-i-have-a-son-not-to-the-man-i-married-and-my-sons-dad-and-i-go-every/01/719222#M289159 <P>Can I file married filling separate to get what I usually get when I claim my child?&nbsp;</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:56:22 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/so-i-got-married-this-last-may-i-have-a-son-not-to-the-man-i-married-and-my-sons-dad-and-i-go-every/01/719222#M289159 arosen042809 2019-06-06T14:56:22Z Filing married filing separately is generally the worst f... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/filing-married-filing-separately-is-generally-the-worst-f/01/719227#M289162 <P>Filing married filing separately is generally the worst filing status, especially if you live with your spouse. Without having the ability to look at your tax returns and information, I can only make estimates and suggestions about your tax situations.</P><P>However, in my experience I have never seen filing MFS provide a tax result that is more beneficial that married filing joint.</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:56:23 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/filing-married-filing-separately-is-generally-the-worst-f/01/719227#M289162 Phillip1 2019-06-06T14:56:23Z