topic My wife and I received custody of our 2 grandchildren because of the death of their mother. They have been our home 7 months can we claim them. in After you file https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/my-wife-and-i-received-custody-of-our-2-grandchildren-because-of-the-death-of-their-mother-they-have/01/719022#M140971 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:55:17 GMT dbm1 2019-06-06T14:55:17Z My wife and I received custody of our 2 grandchildren because of the death of their mother. They have been our home 7 months can we claim them. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/my-wife-and-i-received-custody-of-our-2-grandchildren-because-of-the-death-of-their-mother-they-have/01/719022#M140971 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:55:17 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/my-wife-and-i-received-custody-of-our-2-grandchildren-because-of-the-death-of-their-mother-they-have/01/719022#M140971 dbm1 2019-06-06T14:55:17Z Most likely, yes. When it comes to taxes, the IRS doesn't... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/most-likely-yes-when-it-comes-to-taxes-the-irs-doesn-t/01/719025#M140974 Most likely, yes. When it comes to taxes, the IRS doesn't care when you may have "received custody". What matters is when they started physically living in your house and when you started actually supporting them. I'm fairly confident that was quite a bit before you were awarded any custody by the court. Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:55:19 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/most-likely-yes-when-it-comes-to-taxes-the-irs-doesn-t/01/719025#M140974 Carl 2019-06-06T14:55:19Z Yes. To claim a grandchild as your dependent When you ent... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/yes-to-claim-a-grandchild-as-your-dependent-when-you-ent/01/719027#M140975 <P>Yes.<B>&nbsp;To claim a grandchild as your dependent</B></P> <P>When you enter the child’s name in My Info, you will be asked “What’s your relationship to&nbsp; [child’s name]?” &nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Choose “another person”</P> <P>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; a drop down menu will appear that lets you choose grandchild</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:55:19 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/yes-to-claim-a-grandchild-as-your-dependent-when-you-ent/01/719027#M140975 xmasbaby0 2019-06-06T14:55:19Z