It may depend on where you live as the laws vary from state to state. For example, in Florida it is assumed that the date upon which the petition is filed is the date to work with to divide funds and other assets but if the court finds it more equitable to apply the date he left, they will do that. HOWEVER, you may be entitled to alimony, depending on your circumstances and are entitled to child support if you have minor children. To that extent, you are entitled to part of your husband's current and future income. Note you do not have to be divorced, at least in Florida, to get child support.
yes, but it depends on the husband to see how much she gets.
You can use income that is at your disposal. If you will have access to your husband's income as a household income for this mortgage then yes you can. If you are separated and he will not be living in the house then the answer would be no.
Married but filing separate
husbands income does not count and is irrelevant
If you are legally separated or legally divorced on the last day of the year, you should file as single or head of household. You should NOT file as Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Separately.
Whether you realize it or not, you may be dealing with two separate issues. One issue is can you get a mortgage based only on your income. The other issue involves legal ownership of the property. You may pay 100% of the value of the house but since you were not legally separated or divorced, your mate might be entitled to 50% of the value of the house when you sell. On the other hand, it is a number of years since I studied real estate law for this state. I imagine you should get the legal issues straightened out before you try to get the mortgage or at least check with the mortgage broker.
The person that claimed you as a dependant on their tax return. Legally you can't be listed on both of their returns.
IF you are NOT LEGALLY separated in the state that you are a a resident of on the last day of the year. Your filing status would be married filing joint or on a separate 1040 federal income tax return MARRIED FILING SEPARATE.
No.No.No.No.
Do not work.
The only way to legally not pay taxes is to not have any income at all. If you have income and you try to avoid paying taxes, you could get into a lot of trouble.
If they earned an income that required them to file a 2007 income tax form-1040.