1 Look for the best exit strategies (getting out of the situation) for those involved. 2  Be clear and direct with all of your requests. 3  Make safe choices; consider the level of risk in choosing an action for intervening. 4  Understand boundaries and limits â donât be a hero.
If you are a resident of Mexico or Canada or a national of the United States (defined earlier), you can also claim a personal exemption for your spouse if your spouse had no gross income for U.S. tax purposes and cannot be claimed as the dependent on another U.S. taxpayer's return.
If your girlfriend has lived with you for all of 2008, her gross income is less than $3,500, and youâve provided more than half of her total support, you could claim her as a dependent on your tax return.o determine if you pay for more than half of her support, see IRS Pub 17, page 33, support worksheet http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p17.pdf. Each dependent you claim on your 2008 tax return reduces your income by up to $3,500.