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Child credit

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February 22, 2023
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I (biological mother) did not make enough income to file. I have 2 kids from a previous relationship. I now have 1 child with my current partner who is the the main income. We are not married. If my partner claims the 2 that are not his will he get the child credit for them?

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MayaD

No. To be a qualifying child for the 2022 tax year, your dependent generally must:

Be under age 17 at the end of the year
Be your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, or a descendant of one of these (for example, a grandchild, niece or nephew)
Provide no more than half of their own financial support during the year
Have lived with you for more than half the year
Be properly claimed as your dependent on your tax return
Not file a joint return with their spouse for the tax year or file it only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid
Have been a U.S. citizen, U.S. national or U.S. resident alien

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Liny22Author

Okay, I understand! And to be sure, for my two kids to be considered a step child to my spouse I would have had to been married to him at some point last year, is this correct?