My daughter came to live with me full time back in May 2017. She was then registered in the local school district and continues to live with me full time now. Her mother lives in an entirely different state. Just this month as a result I was awarded sole physical custody. My lawyer told me to claim her since she clearly lived with me over half the year in 2017 and I could clearly prove it. She said if her mother tried to lie and claim her first that if my taxes were rejected I'd be given a chance to file with proof. I just did an eFile moments ago, paid for state and they were all rejected within 30 minutes due to her mother having claimed her already. Turbotax nor the IRS gives me any rebuttal. What in the world do I do here?
