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The new baby can be claimed by your fiance as a qualifying child if the birth was December 31st or earlier for 2017.
Your son, if not the child of your fiance may be a qualifying relative, but not a qualifying child because the relationship rule will not be met until you are married. He cannot be the qualifying child of another person such as his Father.
You might qualify as a Qualifying Relative if you had income below $4,050 and you lived with your fiance all year. Click the screenshot attached to enlarge and view.
The rules for a qualifying child are show here.
RelationshipThe new baby can be claimed by your fiance as a qualifying child if the birth was December 31st or earlier for 2017.
Your son, if not the child of your fiance may be a qualifying relative, but not a qualifying child because the relationship rule will not be met until you are married. He cannot be the qualifying child of another person such as his Father.
You might qualify as a Qualifying Relative if you had income below $4,050 and you lived with your fiance all year. Click the screenshot attached to enlarge and view.
The rules for a qualifying child are show here.
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