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Residency Test: Custodial parent and noncustodial


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                         01                    02                                         Equal number of


                                                                                          nights



                                                                                            If the child lived with each parent
                                                                                             for an equal number of nights
                                                                                             during the year, the custodial
                       04                    03                                              parent is the parent with the

                                                                                             higher adjusted gross income
                                                                                             (AGI).
                                                                                            December 31. The night of
                                                                                             December 31 is treated as part of
                                                                                             the year in which it begins. For

                                                                                             example, the night of December
                                                                                             31, 2020, is treated as part of
                                                                                             2020.




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