[stevetcg]

My fiancée does not get her tax return because it is taken for her defaulted student loans. We will get married in July and would file married next year.

I make the vast majority of our household income (95%+). Can they take our joint return and can I prevent it? Would I be best off adjusting our withholdings to account for being married, the additional credits we will take and any other factors (we're buying a house next month and will be able to deduct prop. Tax and mortgage interest also) so our return nears 0 to minimize the amount the government can take on their terms?

Sorry for the long sentence... basically - I know it needs to be paid back, but I would rather pay it back my way instead of theirs.

And as an aside - anyone have any idea how I get the necessary information about paying it back, such as amount due and who to send payments to?

[MukatA]

This is about 2009 taxes. Too early to give reply. Meanwhile you may read this: Your U.S. Tax Return: Filing Status for Married

[AtlantaTaxExpert]

You file Form 8379 as the "Injured Spouse" which will allow you to keep your portion of the refund.