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In fact, your support must be at least half of the cost of what it takes to keep her comfortable. That cost includes any money spent on items as various as food, shelter, clothing, and medical care. If your support is not at least 50% of the total, you cannot claim your parent as your dependent.
Even if you are a non-custodial parent, you can claim the cost of medical expenses for your child, according to tax specialist company, TurboTax.f you and your child's other parent have an agreement between the two of you or if there is a court order in place, the custodial parent may release claim to the exemption. This allows the non-custodial parent to claim an exemption for the child by filing Form 8332 with the IRS.