- @Bsch4477 So we all lived together up until a week or so ago. Since her new place has more rooms than mine, the adult kids who both work full-time and attend school full-time opted to stay with her while they are in school. Sleeping in the home and having one single mailing address is essentially the extent of their presence in that residence, and she receives rent assistance for/from them both for staying there - basically like her having two adult roommates who happen to be our kids. They're even on the lease. So, I'm gathering from your response that none of this matters and that the fact they are in same residence means the IRS views her as the Custodial parent and that only she has ability to claim them both as dependents?? If so, wow, something really seems extremely wrong with this rule. We are totally ammicable, so curious if the IRS will somehow allow her to grant me the rights to claim them knowing what she and I both know?
By the way, another thing to mention is that both adult children do plan to live with me at different times throughout the year. Switching off various weeks and months.
Either adult child would have no issue staying with me from now through end of year and even in 2022. Her place is just bigger and I'm rarely home so they opted for that address.
Appreciate your advice!!
Thank you,
Doug
