2. verb. If you foster a child, you take it into your family for a period of time, without becoming its legal parent. She has since gone on to find happiness by fostering more than 100 children. [VERB noun]
Yes, a stepchild is eligible to be a dependent on your health plan up to the age of 26. If your coverage is an employer group plan that provides benefits to children, you will be given at least 30 days to enroll the new dependent. An eligible child can be a biological child, adopted child, stepchild or foster child.f your coverage is an employer group plan that provides benefits to children, you will be given at least 30 days to enroll the new dependent. An eligible child can be a biological child, adopted child, stepchild or foster child.
Adoption of a âspecial needsâ child allows the taxpayer to claim the full amount of the credit limit, with no requirement to document or even pay or incur related costs. Expenses for the adoption of a stepchild by a stepparent are not qualified expenses eligible for the credit (section 23(d)(1)(C)). The costs of a surrogate parenting arrangement also are not qualified expenses, whether or not the arrangement is legal.