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.
Â· just now. Report Abuse. The CUSTODIAL parent is the one that has the right to claim the child as a dependent and the right to claim any child care expenses paid for that dependent.The exception being that the custodial parent files a waiver letting the Non-custodian parent to claim that child as a dependent.This would generally be done as part of tax planning as the non-custudial parent would then claim the child care expense paid on that dependent. MrMojo1 Â· 9 years ago.he exception being that the custodial parent files a waiver letting the Non-custodian parent to claim that child as a dependent. This would generally be done as part of tax planning as the non-custudial parent would then claim the child care expense paid on that dependent. MrMojo1 Â· 9 years ago.