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Unless your father provided more than half of your support, your father cannot claim you as a dependent.  

• If you are under the age of 24 and a full-time student, you can be claimed as a dependent even if you did not live with him.
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• 529 distributions are not considered parental support, but they are not considered part of you providing your own support either.
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• If you provided more than half of your own support, no one can claim you as a dependent.
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• If someone did claim you as a dependent, the tax benefit would be the ability to claim any education credits.

Here are the requirements to claim a qualifying child as a dependent.

1. They're related to you.
2. They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
3. They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
4. They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
5. They're under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students). No age limit for permanently and totally disabled children.
6. They lived with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply).
7. They didn't provide more than half of their own support for the year.

For further information please see the TurboTax website: Who can I claim as my dependent?