View full size image. How long a healthy pregnancy lasts can vary by as much as five weeks, even when doctors precisely determined the date of conception, a new study suggests.
Exemptions for dependents. You can usually claim an exemption for each of your dependents. A dependent is either your child or a relative who meets a set of tests. You can't claim your spouse as a dependent. You must list the Social Security number of each dependent you claim on your tax return.
Several requirements tangle up the issue of who can claim a child as a dependent. Some grandparents can claim their grandchildren some of the time, but it's not a universal rule, because multiple factors have to perfectly align to make it possible.In some cases, if the child's parents don't claim the child, the dependent exemption will go to waste â no one else can use it either.o one can claim a child as a dependent unless the child meets certain requirements â he must be a qualifying child. The first rule relates to your child's age. He must be younger than 19, unless he's a full-time college student.