getting my 2019 taxes

[barrazamujeres]

we have a grandchild who has been placed legally in our home by the court,  I am uncertain which option to chose.  

[ColeenD3]

Since your grandchild is related to you, they probably meet the rules for a Qualifying Child. You can use the granchild designation, since the relationship rule includes both.

Qualifying Child

Relationship — the taxpayer’s child or stepchild (whether by blood or adoption), foster child, sibling or step-sibling, or a descendant of one of these.

Residence — has the same principal residence as the taxpayer for more than half the tax year. Exceptions apply, in certain cases, for children of divorced or separated parents, kidnapped children, temporary absences, and for children who were born or died during the year.

Age — must be under the age of 19 at the end of the tax year, or under the age of 24 if a full-time student for at least five months of the year, or be permanently and totally disabled at any time during the year.

Support — did not provide more than one-half of his/her own support for the year.