https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/my-daughter-turned-17-in-november-and-i-just-learned-that-a-17-year-old-is-not-eligible-for-the/01/569670#M73860 <P>She was adopted at an older age and is under the care of a therapist for dealing with conditions she was exposed to in a foreign orphanage. <BR /><BR />Is there an exemption to the ending of the credit at age 17 for a special needs child?<BR /></P> Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:02:51 GMT pilot145xr 2019-06-05T19:02:51Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/my-daughter-turned-17-in-november-and-i-just-learned-that-a-17-year-old-is-not-eligible-for-the/01/569670#M73860 <P>She was adopted at an older age and is under the care of a therapist for dealing with conditions she was exposed to in a foreign orphanage. <BR /><BR />Is there an exemption to the ending of the credit at age 17 for a special needs child?<BR /></P> Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:02:51 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/my-daughter-turned-17-in-november-and-i-just-learned-that-a-17-year-old-is-not-eligible-for-the/01/569670#M73860 pilot145xr 2019-06-05T19:02:51Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/sorry-but-there-are-no-exceptions-to-losing-the-child-ta/01/569678#M73862 <P>Sorry, but there are NO exceptions to losing the child tax credit when the child turns 17. &nbsp;You can still claim her as your dependent and get the personal exemption for her.</P> Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:02:53 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/sorry-but-there-are-no-exceptions-to-losing-the-child-ta/01/569678#M73862 xmasbaby0 2019-06-05T19:02:53Z