1 Look for the best exit strategies (getting out of the situation) for those involved. 2  Be clear and direct with all of your requests. 3  Make safe choices; consider the level of risk in choosing an action for intervening. 4  Understand boundaries and limits â donât be a hero.
If you are a resident of Mexico or Canada or a national of the United States (defined earlier), you can also claim a personal exemption for your spouse if your spouse had no gross income for U.S. tax purposes and cannot be claimed as the dependent on another U.S. taxpayer's return.
1 A spouse can never be a dependent. 2  If you can be claimed as a dependent on someone elseâs tax return, you cannot claim anyone as a dependent. 3  If you had a child on December 31, you can claim them as an exemption for the entire year.  You are only allowed one exemption for each person that you claim as a dependent.