If you had a spouse or common-law partner, but you were not living with, supporting, or being supported by that person, we consider that you were separated for the purposes of this amount.

Your dependant may live away from home while attending school. If the dependant ordinarily lived with you when not in school, we consider that dependant to live with you for the purposes of this amount.

For the purposes of this claim, your child is not required to have lived in Canada but still must have lived with you. This would be possible, for example, if you were a deemed resident living in another country with your child.