As long as you are still married to each other, you can file a joint return. However, it is not mandatory for married couples to file a joint return.
Not as a dependent on the married filing joint income tax return. You will each get one exemption on the MFJ income tax return for a total of 2 exemptions.
Not unless you are disabled and your spouse is a caregiver.
If you are disabled and your spouse left he can not be arrested for abandonment. Abandonment is only considered a crime when children under the state approved age limit have been abandoned.
[This assumes that the question is about calculating ability to pay child support.] It's worth a try, especially if the disabled spouse has extraordinarily high medical expenses.
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The obvious answer is to ask your spouse. If that is not an option, have your divorce attorney ask your spouse's attorney. You can call the IRS and ask them if by any chance a joint return has been filed with your name on it, but they won't tell you if your spouse filed a separate return. If none of that works, file a separate return (married filing separately, not single). If civil relations are ever restored with your spouse, you can talk about matters and file an amended return later.
If a veteran chooses to be buried in a veterans cemetery, her or his spouse may be buried next to that veteran, with tombstone engraving and perpetual care provided, all at no cost to the family. Note, however, that the burial of a veteran's spouse MUST be next to the veteran. If a veteran chooses not to be buried in a veterans cemetery (the choice my father made, for example), then the spouse (in this case, my mother, who was never in the military) can not seek burial in a veterans cemetery, and certainly not for free.
Section 8 housing rules typically allow a primary leaseholder, their dependents, and any other household members listed on the lease to live in the unit. Guests can stay for short periods but must not exceed the program's limits on occupancy. Any changes in household composition should be reported to the housing authority.
You can...and it's a double exemption most of the time.
In order to file a joint return, the parties must be married at the end of the year, living together in a recognized common law marriage, or married and living apart but not legally separated or divorced.You can also file a joint return for the year in which your spouse died. But that is only the one year..
If you are a disabled widow age 50 or older you may be able to receive benefits off your spouse’s (or former spouse’s) Social Security record. If your spouse or former spouse has recently passed away you should notify Social Security as soon as possible. Contact the Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213.
On your MFJ income tax return you do not have a choice about claiming your spouse. Your spouse would not be claimed as a dependent exemption on your MFJ income tax return. You have one exemption for each spouse on the MFJ income tax return and all gross worldwide income is combined on the married filing joint income tax return.