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Term Definition
Dependency Exemption
- a sum of money a person can subtract from his or her adjusted gross income for each dependent child he or she claims, as per the guidelines of the I.R.S.
Application in Divorce
The dependency exemption normally goes to the parent with
primary physical custody
.