If the dependent was with us for 5 months plus visitation due to dcs am i still able to claim my daughters on my taxes?

[eac52197]

child was taken out of home but has been giving back mid year and foster parents did not claim on their taxes am i able to claim my daugthers?

[AlanT222]

You can claim your daughters as a dependent on your 2019 taxes as long as they meet the following requirements:

• They're related to you.
• They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
• They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
• They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
• They're under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students).
  • No age limit for permanently and totally disabled children.
• They lived with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply).
• They didn't provide more than half of their own support for the year.

[KatrinaB48]

Unfortunately, unless your children were in your home for more than half the year you do not meet the requirements listed above. If the children spent the nights during their visitation, then that time counts as time spent with you. Even though the foster parent(s) are not claiming them as dependents, you may not qualify to do so either.