MargaretL
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Yes, you can qualify for the Head of Household if 

  • you are unmarried or considered unmarried (your spouse did not live with your for the last 6 months in 2016), and
  • you have a  qualifying child, parent or relative as a dependent, and 
  • you actually paid more than half the cost of keeping up a home for the year.  It doesn't really matter where you live.