requirements to claim children living at home as dependents
Rules for Claiming Children. When youâre claiming a dependent who is a child, there are further requirements: 1  The child has to have lived with you for at least half of the year. 2  The child has to be related to you. 3  That means your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of those.