How can I bare not dealing , talking or chating with my girlfriend for at least 2 years while she is in the same college for religious and other reasons? I am in Texas and have been living with my girlfriend for 3 years. I have been fully supporting her over a year while she went back to school. For the 2014 tax year, how can I claim the homestead exemption if the house is under her name, but I have been paying the mortgage?