Hal_Al
Level 15

Deductions & credits

Simple answer: No.  Living in your parent's 2nd home, even  rent free, does not count as living with them. for purposes of the Qualifying Child dependent test.

 

But taxes aren't always simple. You say "I am not temporarily away from home for education, I will not be returning".  That too would make you not living with them.  But you don't say where the condo is located in relation to where  the  school, you attended,  is,  and to your parent's primary home.   If the condo is significantly closer to the  school then your parent's home, it could be considered a temporary absence, for the purposes of attending school, no matter how little time  (including none) you spent at your parent's primary residence.  You really haven't "moved out" of your parent's home, in the traditional sense.