Means and non-Common Law

[theBorrower]

In an earlier post, I was told that my partner's income needs to be included in the means test and what they contribute to hh expenses.
We are not married and our situation is not recognized as Common Law per the rules in my state. Diff names, non-joint, even diff bedrooms. A unique arrangement. I do make monthly payments and also pay for some home maintainence in exchange.
When I asked about needing her income statement, the response was- no way.

Now what?

[woeisme]

Even if you have a roommate, not a "partner", you need to include what that person contributes to paying your household bills in your schedules. For example, if your apt rent is $800/month, and someone else is paying $400 of that, you can't claim $800 for rent expenses. It's nothing more complicated than that. You only need to take into account what that person contributes to paying the overall expenses, and not claim the total amount as your expense. Does that make sense? So no, I don't think you need her income statement, you just need to be honest about how much you are really paying in your own expenses, taking into account contributions to the household expenses by others.