@bbjorklund You have asked this repeatedly for several days now and have received multiple replies explaining the rules. In order to be a qualified dependent for HOH the child has to be related to the tax payer. She is not. She is the UN-biologially related child of the taxpayer's girlfriend. Period. He cannot use that child to claim HOH filing status. If you are unsatisfied with all of the very competent replies you are getting here, seek a local tax pro to explain it to you.
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