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I think you are asking if this could affect your refund. You are correct if you believe that a federal tax refund may be offset for overdue child support . If you do file jointly and funds are offset, you may file a claim as an injured spouse. You can get ahead of that by including form 8379 with your original return.
While Married Filing Separately status is open to you, using it may prevent you from getting certain tax benefits. This article does a great job of going through some pros and cons.
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