https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/our-daughter-was-hospitalized-and-them-placed-in-a-mental-health-center-due-to-her-being-unsafe-to/01/58815#M24401 our daughter was placed into a hospital on 3/16/16 and then on 7/25/16 she was placed in a mental health treatment center the rest of 2016. Can we claim her as a dependent for all of 2016 as we were still responsible for decisions in her life? She has Special Needs and is 15 years old as of July 2016. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 01:36:57 GMT ebgoodban6 2019-06-01T01:36:57Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/our-daughter-was-hospitalized-and-them-placed-in-a-mental-health-center-due-to-her-being-unsafe-to/01/58815#M24401 our daughter was placed into a hospital on 3/16/16 and then on 7/25/16 she was placed in a mental health treatment center the rest of 2016. Can we claim her as a dependent for all of 2016 as we were still responsible for decisions in her life? She has Special Needs and is 15 years old as of July 2016. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 01:36:57 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/our-daughter-was-hospitalized-and-them-placed-in-a-mental-health-center-due-to-her-being-unsafe-to/01/58815#M24401 ebgoodban6 2019-06-01T01:36:57Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/you-can-still-claim-her-temporary-absence-for-medical-tr/01/58825#M24405 You can still claim her. Temporary absence for medical treatment does not prevent you from claiming a dependent, it doesn't count against the time the dependent lived with you. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 01:36:59 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/you-can-still-claim-her-temporary-absence-for-medical-tr/01/58825#M24405 jerry2000 2019-06-01T01:36:59Z