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Child should be claimed by the parent who qualifies to do so.
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The child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, or stepsister, or a descendant of any of them.
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The child must be (a) under age 19 at the end of the year and younger than you (or your spouse if filing jointly); (b) under age 24 at the end of the year, a student, and younger than you (or your spouse if filing jointly); or (c) any age if permanently and totally disabled.
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The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year.
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The child must not have provided more than half of the child’s own support for the year.
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The child must not be filing a joint return for the year (unless that joint return is filed only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid).
Shortly, if the tests above are met, the child lived with you for over six months, and if you provided more than half of the support for this child, you are the one entitled to claim the child.
