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elda-lopez
Feb 4, 2009, 10:26 AM
If I'am living with a non-resident (we are not married) can we file our taxes jointly and claim child tax credit?

AtlantaTaxExpert
Feb 10, 2009, 11:52 AM
Negative.

To file Married Filing Jointly, you must be legally married or be considered to be married under a 'common law marriage' statute by the state where you live.

According to Wikipedia, only eleven states allow common law marriage; see link below:

Common-law marriage in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common-law_marriage_in_the_United_States)