topic Does 7+ months meet requirement for grandchildren living with me to be claimed on a Fed Tax return where the children were placed in my home by Louisiana family Court? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/does-7-months-meet-requirement-for-grandchildren-living-with-me-to-be-claimed-on-a-fed-tax-return/01/165048#M67800 <P>I have Louisiana court documents proving children were in my custody.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 13:29:48 GMT jcag7185 2019-06-01T13:29:48Z Does 7+ months meet requirement for grandchildren living with me to be claimed on a Fed Tax return where the children were placed in my home by Louisiana family Court? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/does-7-months-meet-requirement-for-grandchildren-living-with-me-to-be-claimed-on-a-fed-tax-return/01/165048#M67800 <P>I have Louisiana court documents proving children were in my custody.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 13:29:48 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/does-7-months-meet-requirement-for-grandchildren-living-with-me-to-be-claimed-on-a-fed-tax-return/01/165048#M67800 jcag7185 2019-06-01T13:29:48Z Yes, a grandchild has to live with you for more than 6 mo... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/yes-a-grandchild-has-to-live-with-you-for-more-than-6-mo/01/165050#M67802 <P>Yes, a grandchild has to live with you for more than 6 months in order to be claimed as a qualifying child so 7+ months would meet that requirement.&nbsp; &nbsp;</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 13:29:50 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/yes-a-grandchild-has-to-live-with-you-for-more-than-6-mo/01/165050#M67802 Vanessa 2019-06-01T13:29:50Z