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marital status

Ask the taxgirl: Legally Separated

17 March 2010

Taxpayer asks:
Hi There,
I am totally confused as to how we should file our taxes. By December 31st 2009 my husband and I had paperwork in the court in California that specifically states we are separated, a division of property and finances and an order for him to pay alimony. We have never lived together as [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Filing Single When You’re Married

7 October 2009

Taxpayer asks:
Can you file single if you are married? Short info I am still in school only have 1 more year then I am done. My insurance ran out so my husband and I got married for the insurance. We were engaged and already had a date. Just had to bump it up to get [...]

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Court Rules on DOMA Challenge By Not Addressing DOMA

15 July 2009

Last year, while Californians were in the midst of a heated debate on the merits of Prop 8, Charles Merrill took activism into his own hands: he filed papers in Tax Court challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). On July 13, the Tax Court ruled that Merrill was not entitled to relief. [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Alimony and payments to ex-spouses

18 May 2008

Taxpayer asks:
I PAY MY XWIFE SUPPORT CAN I CLAIM THAT MONEY ON MY TAXES?
Taxgirl says:
This is another one of those questions for which I have received a bunch of variations on a theme. It’s not just high profile divorcees like Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, pictured above, who have to deal with these financial [...]

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