If I marry someone who owes taxes, can the IRS put a lien on my home for his taxes owed?
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If I marry someone who owes taxes, can the IRS put a lien on my home for his taxes owed?
Asked on August 21, 2015 under Family Law, California
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
If you owned the home prior to marriage and do not put him on the title, the IRS would have no legal grounds to put a lien on it--it is not your boyfriend's asset, and you do not inherit or assume his pre-marriage debt when you marry him. It is possible that a mistake might be made and they may try to put a lien on it, thinking that it is his, but you should be able to dispose of that lien by showing that it is yours only and when you asquired the home.
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