You have the legal documents to claim the child, the 8332 is not necessary. Go back to the personal section and let's review the answers.
- Yes, you support the child.
- Temporarily you should Select the 12 months with you so you can get to the section that asks if you have a custody agreement.
- No, the other parent will not claim.
- continue through and then when it gets to the end, you can go through again and mark the 0 months lived with you and the program will hold it.
This allows you to file as single, instead of HOH, since the child did not live with you. This allows you to claim the $2,000 child tax credit if age 16 and under or the $500 dependent credit if age 17 and up.
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