Deductions & credits

@DoninGA 

     Great points! Didn’t think about how it could be viewed as the state supporting them. 
     On the flip side, if you financially supported them while they are incarcerated and then they are released back home to their residence they lived at (for example April so it would be 8 months they lived in the home), do you feel as if that would still not qualify? To clarify, this would be if the adult would be considered a “domestic partner.” 
     I’m sure I could research but it appears you have a lot of expertise when looking at your TurboTax level under your screen name; would claiming an adult who meets the criteria as a dependent make you financially responsible for any debts the potentially have? 
@Jlowe100  What did you end up doing when you filed? I see this is an old question so curious what that outcome was.