@user17520970420 one of the criteria of a qualiftying child (and most miss this critical point), is how much of their own support does the child provide? it has to be less than 50% as one of the critieria to be a qualifying child.
The fact that the State is paying everything and the foster parents pay nothing is immaterial. That is not the criteria.
The point is the child is paying less than 50%. and THAT satisfies one of the criteria of being a dependent in this case.
