I do support my child, but my girl is always the one who files taxes with him, can we both add him as dependent even though we file separate?

We are not legally married

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The same dependent can Never be entered on two separate tax returns.

DoninGA is correct, a dependent can only be claimed on 1 tax return each year.

For more information on dependents see Who can I claim as my dependent?

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