Thanks, glad to hear things are cooling down for ya. My lawyer already told me the same thing, file before she does so she cannot take any exceptions. As she doesn't live at hme and d17 does not live with her at all, then she cannot claim. even though we are not legally seperated, my d17 lives with me making me the custodial parent. She canot prove any support to my D17. He doubts she'll play that game. But if she does, the IRS will go after her not me. I had a strange dream in a dream the other night. We were sitting in a TV room, me, W, D17 and I think my grandsons. anyway one of the grandsons was playig with the blinds and i told hinm to stop. He wouldn;t so I got up and told him no. she told me to shut up. I told her not tosay that, she said whatever just shut up. I said great, nice family night, and I walked out of the room and slammed the door behind me. I said well I'll go out and let her think about that for a while. I woke up in my room and got up and didn't find anyone ion the house. I woke up for real and realized I was alone. Strange.