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Divorced for 2 years. Ex spouse says she is due half of my tax refund as our agreement states she get 50% of all income. We do not live in community state. I disagree

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May 5, 2020
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TurboTax Deluxe Online

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That is a legal question that you need to ask your divorce attorney. Nobody here knows what is in your divorce decree or agreements.

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xmasbaby0

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You do not have a tax question. You have a legal question to ask your divorce attorney.

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JotikaT2

We cannot assist you on this forum as this is something that you both would have written out somewhere.

If you have a specific tax question, please comment.

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Hal_Al

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As others have said, this is not a legal forum, and I'm not a lawyer.

That said, a federal tax refund does not meet the IRS definition of "income", for tax reporting purposes.

Normally, a refund is just a return of your withholding. That's not income. It's only part of income you've already declared.

However, the great American tax system is so convoluted that a judge might well consider refundable tax credits as income for purposes of a divorce decree requiring income sharing.