My question involves child support in the State of: Virginia
My daughter is currently separated from her husband and has been since April 2010. She has court issued custody of their 1 year old son. She and her son are living with her mom, since last April. Her soon to be ex is constantly worrying her to get the social security numbers so he can file taxes. She or I or her mom or just about anyone does not trust him to give her a portion of the return. My question is, since she is living with her mom and has legal custody of her son, can her mom add my daughter and grandson to her tax return ? My daughter is a stay at home mom with no income. I have been told that since she has custody of her son that she has full legal rights to his dependent status along with her own and does not have to give her soon to be ex the rights to their dependency. Especially since they have been there since April. Any help is appreciated.
ERS

