RUMOR: The 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to children born to parents illegally in the U.S. Critics argue that automatic birthright citizenship could be changed by revoking the statute. Others say it would require a constitutional amendment because they believe the 14th Amendment requires birthright citizenship.
Answer: Each child can only be claimed as a dependent by one parent (except when married couples file taxes jointly). Typically, in the case of divorced, separated, or never married parents, it is the custodial parent who is legally able to claim a child as a dependent for tax purposes.
Neither the tax filer or spouse can be claimed ad dependents on another personâs tax return. Noncustodial parent The issue of whether a noncustodial parent, or the parent with whom the child spent less than six months of the year living with, can claim the child as dependent and receive the personal exemption on his or her taxes can be complicated.