You're probably just "reading past it".
Qualifying relative
- Do they live with you? Your relative must live at your residence all year or be on the list of “relatives who do not live with you” in Publication 501. About 30 types of relatives are on this list.
Relatives who don't have to live with you. A person related to you in any of the following ways doesn't have to live with you all year as a member of your household to meet this test.
• Your child, stepchild, foster child, or a descendant of any of them (for example, your
grandchild). (Publication 501, page 18)
