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There are no special rules for disable child for child tax credit, if they are age 17 and older at the end of 2020 they will not qualify for child tax credit.
Please see IRS instructions below
Qualifying Child for the CTC
A child qualifies you for the CTC if the child meets all of the following conditions.
The child is your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, or a descendant of any of them (for example, your grandchild, niece, or nephew).
The child was under age 17 at the end of 2020.
The child did not provide over half of his or her own support for 2020.
The child lived with you for more than half of 2020 (see Exceptions to time lived with you , later).
The child is claimed as a dependent on your return. See Pub. 501 for more information about claiming someone as a dependent.
The child does not file a joint return for the year (or files it only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid).
The child was a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. resident alien. For more information, see Pub. 519, U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens. If the child was adopted, see Adopted child
For Tax year 2021
The RCTC, NCTC, and ACTC are credits for individuals who claim a child as a dependent if the child meets certain conditions. To claim a child for the RCTC, NCTC, and ACTC, the child must be your dependent, under age 18 at the end of 2021, and meet all the conditions in Steps 1 through 3 under Who Qualifies as Your Dependent in the Instructions for Form 1040.
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