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Sorry--you lose the child tax credit when they turn 17. For a child older than 16 you only get the $500 credit for other dependents.
This is a common misunderstanding of the rules. Your over 16 child qualifies as your, so called, "Qualifying Child" (QC) dependent because she is a full time student, under 24. But that does not apply to qualifying for the child tax credit. She still must be under 17. Being a QC does qualify for the Earned Income Credit.
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