Qualifying person requirements are: (See table 2.1 Publication 17)
1. A qualifying relative such as a parent, grandparent, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, stepmother, stepfather, father-in-law, half-brother, half-sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law,uncle, aunt, nephew, or neice who is related to you by blood and lived with you the entire year.
2. Child, Grandchild, stepchild, or adopted child.
3. Eligible foster child ( Note. For eligbilty for dependnet only a foster child is a child who is in your care, that you care for as your own child and who lived with you the entire year, it does not matter how the child became a member of the household)