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Your parents don't need to pay for more than half of your support if you are a full-time student and 24 or younger. The child has to pay for less than half of their support to qualify as a dependent. If you are 25 or older, then you would be able to file as a nondependent.

 

See this TurboTax Help article about claiming a dependent.

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