To meet the support requirements necessary to claim your parent as a dependent on your tax return, you must cover more than half of your parentâs support costs â meaning 51% or more of their support costs must be covered by you.
Who Is Michelle Obama? Michelle Obama was born in 1964 in Chicago, Illinois. She attended Princeton University, graduating cum laude in 1985, and went on to earn a degree from Harvard Law School in 1988. Following her graduation from Harvard, she worked at a Chicago law firm, where she met her husband, future U.S. president Barack Obama.
Initially criticized for her candor, Michelle soon proved an asset on the campaign trail with her knack for delivering relatable stories about her family. In addition to becoming the first African-American first lady upon Obamaâs Election Day victory in 2008, she became the third with a post-graduate degree.