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February 16, 2022
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  • February 16, 2022
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How do I claim a child that I'm a legal gaurdian of but there is no relation between us and she is not in foster care. Am I able to claim her as my daughter because they don't have any where you can put legal gaurdian. I have supported her 100% since 2019, and she has lived with me full time since then as well. 

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    DoninGA
    Level 15
    Level 15
    February 16, 2022

    Do not you use My Child, use the Another Person.  Then in the dropdown choose Other

    KaitlynnAuthor
    Level 2
    February 17, 2022

    When I claim her as other it doesn't give me the child tax credit or money back from my w-2. Is there anything else I can claim her as?

    DoninGA
    Level 15
    Level 15
    February 17, 2022

    @Kaitlynn wrote:

    When I claim her as other it doesn't give me the child tax credit or money back from my w-2. Is there anything else I can claim her as?


    Correction - You can claim her as your child since she is a foster child under your care.