How do i not claim my child if her mother is going to claim her this year?

How would i know when reviewing my submission of my taxes?

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If you know for sure that your child’s mother is going to claim your daughter for 2016, do not add her as a dependent on your tax return. When filling out your Personal Info section of TurboTax, make sure to add just your name, address, birth date and social security number. Do not put your daughter’s name or any other information about your daughter into your program. After printing a copy of your 2016 tax return for your own file at home, look at page 1 of your Form 1040 and make sure that you just see one exemption for yourself and no information for your daughter.