because they can pay for you went you need money
You will have to pay a fine. And pay all the money back that you owe.
Pay her back of course.
When you owe a lot of money to a bank that you can't pay back.
only if you owe them money
The individual will still be responsible for paying back the money they owe even after serving time in jail. Time served does not fulfill their obligation to repay the victim for the property obtained by false pretense. They may be required to pay restitution as part of their sentence.
You still owe the money. It is an asset of the estate.
Morally, you should. Though, it depends if there was a verbal or otherwise contract, i.e. an agreement of a loan for you to pay him back. If there was, you are legally obligated to pay back the money to him.
You are legally required to pay taxes. Taxes are only due on money you have earned therefore if you owe taxes you have had the money. If you do not pay the taxes you owe you will be sent to court and made to pay - even if you go to prison you will still owe the tax man.
Yes it is bad. Why give the money away? When our government needs it more. we need to pay our money back to the country's we already owe.
Pay as you can. They will continually take your refund annually until they get it all back. Another opinion: Get together with the unemployment office and work out mutually acceptable details. Have them point out where and why you owe the money, and come to a compromise.
It sounds like finances have gotten a little complex, here. I can see an issue where if you pay back the money to one spouse without the knowledge of the other, you may not get credit. Have a discussion with them--together--to sort it out. That way, you will not come into conflict with their money management. Otherwise, it is a fine idea for them to subtract what you owe them from the money they pay back. Then, you are even!
Remind them when you see them that they owe you money. Send an email or letter to request the money. If you are out with them, ask them to buy your coffee or something so that you can recoup the money a little at a time. I once had someone owe me a dollar that didn't want to pay me back and one day I asked is she had any stamps. She offered me three stamps and then I said, we're even for that dollar now.