Can i claim my grandkids without custody when they lived with me for six months and i"ve don"t have any paper work to show

[03291963a]

what type of information can i send to IRS

[Phillip1]

If the grandchildren lived with you for the majority of the year without their parents, you may be able to claim them as dependents if the follows requirements are met: 

From IRS Publication 501: 

• Relationship - Dependent should be
• Your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, or a descendant (for example, your grandchild) of any of them, or
• Your brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant (for example, your niece or nephew) of any of them.
• Age -  They must be under 19, or between 19-24 and a full time college student?
• Residency - You lived with the children for the majority of the year (and the parents did not live with them for the majority of the year as well in your home).
• The child cannot be claimed as a dependent if they provided more than half of their support.
• For older children, the cannot be claimed as a dependent if they file a joint return.