<prompt> Human: Me and my GF live together with her son and our twins. she just got divorced and I was curious if she should claim herself and her son on taxes or if I should claim every one. I make more money than her, I only make 800 or so a month but she makes about 500 a month waitressing. Would she get more for being a single mother??  <response>: IRS employee here:Generally, its not about who should, but about who is eligible.uwolfpackguy and uWWLadyDeadpool are correct: you should check to see if the issue is covered in a divorce decree first, because it frequently is. Many times, its an odd-even year thing.If its not in the decree, try this Interactive Tax Assistant for Dependent Exemptions. It will run you through a series of questions to help you determine if you can claim the exemption.Thank you for reading. 