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She may if she filed her late daughter's tax return.  However, the back child support may cause an offset (i.e., if your late ex-wife has already been reported to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS), the IRS and/or state's Department of Revenue may take all or part of her refund if she was due one).

For more information: https://fiscal.treasury.gov/top/