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they can not claim you as a dependent. your gross income is way too high (can't be over $4,300)
There are two types of dependents, "Qualifying Children"(QC) and standard ("Qualifying Relative" in IRS parlance even though they don't have to actually be related). There is no income limit for a QC but there is an age limit and student status test, a relationship test and a residence test. Only a QC qualifies a taxpayer for the Earned Income Credit and the Child Tax Credit.
A person can still be a Qualifying relative dependent, if not a Qualifying Child, if he meets all 6 tests for claiming a dependent (failing any one test disqualifies a dependent):
In either case:
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