In a joint account the tax form is usually issued to the primary taxpayer listed on the account. In this case it sounds like that was your son. So the tax form that generated the capital loss has his name on it then you can't move that loss between tax returns.
You can enter the tax form generating the loss onto the parents tax return as a nominee for their son. Then the loss would be generated on the parent's return.
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