Yes if you meet the criteria, you may claim them. It doesn't affect their taxes and their qualifications to receive benefits.
To claim a child as a dependent, he or she must:
* be your child (or
adoptive or foster child), sibling, niece, nephew or grandchild;
* be under age 19, or
under age 24 and a fulltime student for at least five months of the year; or be
permanently disabled, regardless of age;
* have lived with you for
more than half the year; and
* have provided no more
than half his or her own support for the year.
To claim an adult or a child that does not qualify above, as
a dependent:
·
You
provided more than half of their support.
·
They made less than $4,050
in gross taxable income.
·
They lived with you for the
entire year.
·
They are not a dependent on
someone else’s taxes.
·
They are not filing a joint
return with someone else.
·
They are a U.S. citizen,
resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
