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@NCperson wrote:

 

Since the child is not a blood relative, you could only claim him as an "other relative" if these tests were passed 

Not necessarily true.  A foster child is considered the same as a biological child as long as the placement was by the state or an approved state agency or process.  If the guardianship is informal, the child would be considered an unrelated person for dependent purposes.