Our daughter was hospitalized and them placed in a Mental health center due to her being unsafe to live in our house. She has special needs. Is she still a dependent?

[ebgoodban6]

our daughter was placed into a hospital on 3/16/16 and then on 7/25/16 she was placed in a mental health treatment center the rest of 2016. Can we claim her as a dependent for all of 2016 as we were still responsible for decisions in her life? She has Special Needs and is 15 years old as of July 2016.

[jerry2000 · Accepted solution]

You can still claim her. Temporary absence for medical treatment does not prevent you from claiming a dependent, it doesn't count against the time the dependent lived with you.