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    Dec 29, 2009, 03:57 PM
    Two unmarried, one qualifies the other doesn't... get full credit?
    I purchased a home with my girlfriend Sept. 18, 2009. I qualify, she doesn't. Do I receive the full $8000 homebuyers credit? We are not married.
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    Dec 30, 2009, 09:44 AM
    In whose name is the house, yours, hers or BOTH.

    If HERS, you get NOTHING!

    If YOURS, you get $8,000.

    If BOTH, then you get a $4,000 Credit.
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