Prior to that, they lived in a home we purchased. Dad stopped supporting his family around May, 2016 leaving my husband and I to pay all expenses on that home, purchase food and clothing for the kids. We finally evicted them from the home. Daughter and the 2 kids came to live with us, however, now that we have custody, my daughter is living in a hotel with her husband. They have paid us very little child support. Certainly not even enough to cover the high cost of daycare. They lived with us only 5 months full time in 2016, but we still provided for them prior to that and they will live with us full-time here on out. Can I claim them as dependents on our tax return? Even though I let them know I was going to claim them, I feel they will claim them anyway so they can get a larger tax return.
