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Tax Year Prior to 2020: If someone claims me as a dependent can i still file taxes

no 

a taxpayer cannot claim anyone as a dependent if they themselves can be claimed as a dependent by another person IRC Sec 152(b)(1)

Tax Year Prior to 2020: If someone claims me as a dependent can i still file taxes

If you are being claimed as a dependent you cannot have a dependent of your own ... in that case your child would also be claimed by the person who can claim you.  

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