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April 14, 2026
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Should i consider my son living with me for the entire year if he started at the United States Naval Academy on June 26,2025?

  • April 14, 2026
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SusanY1
Level 15
April 14, 2026

Yes.  Time spent away from home for school is considered a "temporary absence" and so you count that time as time lived with you for purposes of determining whether he is a qualifying dependent/child. 

 

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