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Yes as long as you and the 5 month old meet all of the requirements for you to be able to claim the 5 month old as your qualifying child or qualifying relative dependent for the exemption amount.

Publication 501, Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information

http://www.irs.gov/publications/p501/index.html

Qualifying Child

There are five tests that must be met for a child to be your qualifying child. The five tests are:

  1. Relationship,
  2. Age,
  3. Residency,
  4. Support, and
  5. Special test for qualifying child of more than one person.

These tests are explained next.

Relationship TestTo claim as a Qualifying Relative

There are four tests that must be met for a person to be your qualifying relative. The four tests are:

  1. Not a qualifying child test,
  2. Member of household or relationship test,
  3. Gross income test, and
  4. Support test.
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