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I assume all three of you live with your father in law. You and you wife can file a joint return so to get credit for her exemption as well as yours whether or not he claims your son. And you and your wife can claim her son even if he wants to, unless you permit him to. You are allowed to do that and he is allowed to claim her son assuming you have lived with him at least six months last year.
I assume all three of you live with your father in law. You and you wife can file a joint return so to get credit for her exemption as well as yours whether or not he claims your son. And you and your wife can claim her son even if he wants to, unless you permit him to. You are allowed to do that and he is allowed to claim her son assuming you have lived with him at least six months last year.
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