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.
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.