Yes if you pay over half of the child support.
You can only claim a child on your taxes if you provide at least 50% of the FINANCIAL support (through mortgage, food, clothing, education, etc.) for the child. If you provided at least 50% of the support for the child, then you can claim the child for the tax year in which you provided the support.
Answer: You can claim all the medical expenses you have incurred as long as they exceed the 7.5% of you AGI (Adjusted Gross Income). Make sure you keep proof of this expenses for at least the next 5 years.
You are classified as an adult actually you are classified as an adult at age thirteen, at least in international flights.
at least 5 but if you are a child you need help off an adult.
It means you are accepting financial responsibility for the child at least until that child is eighteen years of age.
To claim a child as a dependent on your taxes, the child must have lived with you and you must have provided support for over 50% of the year. So the mother in this case can claim her grandson on her taxes if she supported the child for at least 183 days out of the year, regardless of whether or not the mother of the child owes back child support.
No they are not legally an adult and emancipated until they are at least 18 (older in some states), married or emancipated by the court. Having a child emancipates you to make decisions for your child and medical decisions for yourself.
If there is no living spouse, the children are responsible. If the daughter is the only child, it is her responsibility. In return for raising children and the expenses associated with it, I would think the least a parent could expect is for their child to pay for their funeral.
At the very least, you would have to be legally of adult age.
According to the IRS, the only person who can claim a child as a dependent on a tax return is a relative (to include step parents, foster parents, etc) who provided custodial support for the child for more than 50% of the year. In other words, if the child lives with you for at least 183 out of 365 days during the tax year, you can claim him/her. If the child lived with you for 182 days or less, you cannot.
Whoever has physical custody of the child for more than 50% of the year (at least 183 out of 365 days) can claim the child on a tax return. If both parents have 50% custody, whoever has custody of the child on tax day (April 18th in 2011) can claim the child.
According to IRS rules, only the person who physically supported the child for more than 50% of the year can claim the child as a dependent. Financial support does not count. If the child lived with you for at least 183 out of 365 days during the tax year, you can claim him/her as a dependent. If the child stayed with you less than that, you cannot.