We are possibly going to have that issue in the future with student loans for grad school, which will be student provided support.
So far we have still provided more of the support than my D. She took out a partial subsidized loan this year, but we paid for food, part of housing, health insurance, fees, etc.
@rgosula, why do you want the student to no longer be a tax dependent? The new tax law for 2018 does away with personal exemptions and gives a single person a maximum $12,000 standard deduction.
Parent would miss out on education credit and a $500 dependent credit if student can’t be claimed as a dependent.