As noted by Bsch4477 and in IRS Publication 501 to be eligible to file as a Qualifying Surviving Spouse, your dependent who lived with you all year in a home you paid more than 1/2 the cost to maintain must be your child or step child. A grandchild will qualify you for head of household status.
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