https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-claim-a-live-in-girlfriend-who-is-in-jail-as-a-dependent-if-i-supported-her-and-still-send-her/01/434680#M178965 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:59:21 GMT wmuli 2019-06-04T21:59:21Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-claim-a-live-in-girlfriend-who-is-in-jail-as-a-dependent-if-i-supported-her-and-still-send-her/01/434680#M178965 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:59:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-claim-a-live-in-girlfriend-who-is-in-jail-as-a-dependent-if-i-supported-her-and-still-send-her/01/434680#M178965 wmuli 2019-06-04T21:59:21Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-if-she-did-not-live-with-you-the-whole-year-in-2018/01/434704#M178977 <P>No.&nbsp; If she did not live <I>with </I>you the whole year in 2018 you cannot claim her as a dependent.&nbsp; And sending her money is not really "supporting" her by paying over half her support.&nbsp; She is being supported by the institution where she is incarcerated.&nbsp; The money you send her is a gift.&nbsp; Gifts to individuals are not deductible.</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:59:22 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-if-she-did-not-live-with-you-the-whole-year-in-2018/01/434704#M178977 xmasbaby0 2019-06-04T21:59:22Z