https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-niece-who-i-have-legal-guardianship-of-while-waiting-for-adoption-to-be-complete-was-born-in-july/01/83715#M35684 I have legal custody of my niece who we are awaiting a court date to complete the adoption. She was born July 2016, but according to the website I don't qualify for any child credits or extra earned income credits either. Why is this? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:13:39 GMT lnjcastro 2019-06-01T03:13:39Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-niece-who-i-have-legal-guardianship-of-while-waiting-for-adoption-to-be-complete-was-born-in-july/01/83715#M35684 I have legal custody of my niece who we are awaiting a court date to complete the adoption. She was born July 2016, but according to the website I don't qualify for any child credits or extra earned income credits either. Why is this? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:13:39 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-niece-who-i-have-legal-guardianship-of-while-waiting-for-adoption-to-be-complete-was-born-in-july/01/83715#M35684 lnjcastro 2019-06-01T03:13:39Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/when-you-are-claiming-a-dependent-who-was-born-during-the/01/83720#M35688 <P>When you are claiming a dependent who was born during the tax year, you <B>must</B> indicate that they <B>lived with you the whole year</B>.&nbsp; Please review your entries for the dependent in the <I>Personal Info</I> section.<BR /></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:13:41 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/when-you-are-claiming-a-dependent-who-was-born-during-the/01/83720#M35688 AnnaB 2019-06-01T03:13:41Z