Can I claim my ex-husband as a dependent because I paid all of his living expenses in 2019 per our divorce decree? We did not live in the same house.

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No. You cannot claim a dependent to whom you are not related unless they lived with you the whole year.

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My brother lived with me the entire year, did not work, did not claim unemployment, no income. I paid for all of his expenses, why can't I claim him as a dependent

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Can I claim my ex-husband as a dependent because I paid all of his living expenses in 2019 per our divorce decree? We did not live in the same house.

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