<prompt> Human: So my GF parents have never been helpful with anything. She recently started going to the doctors and taking depression medication also caused by shitty, mentally abusive parenting. When the copay came in they said its up to her to pay it. Theyve also said this about the braces and jaw surgery she needs as well as the glasses she needs and has gone her childhood without. Her parents make a lot and so she doesnt receive any financial aid for college either. And she works for everything including phone, car, car insurance, repairs etc. They barely even keep food in the house so she can eat. She filed for state insurance and received her Vermont insurance card. But her parents refuse to take her off of their insurance so they can claim her as a dependent and get tax money for her existence. She wants to make sure she has her own insurance so she can finally care for herself as well as be an independent she rents a room off someone now so she can go to college with better financial aid. LONG STORY SHORTGirlfriend is 19 female in state of Vermont and she wants to be take off her parents insurance as they wont help her with health. She applied and received state insurance. How and can she make sure shes off her parents insurance as well as being an indapendent?Thanks so much, I hate seeing her mistreated.  <response>: FYI providing health insurance is not a trigger for being able to claim her on their taxes. There are clear rules about who one can claim on their taxes as a dependent. IRS dependent ITAWill agree if she tick sthem off FAFSA could become an issue. 