@Hooked38 wrote:
@Opus 17 . Thank you for your comments! I have sent the IRS Form for the Ex several times now. All our communication is on a court ordered system, not just email and SMS. So, I have a history of her saying no and she already filed for 2020. The conversation has been forwarded to my attorney and sent to hers for action. Now the waiting game but only for so long.
Depending on your other financial situations, you can wait to file your original tax return as late as October 15. If you think it will go past the regular May 17 deadline, you will need the automatic extension. If you will owe tax, you must cover it with a payment by May 17 even if you apply for the extension. www.irs.gov/payments.
Or, you can file now and then file an amended return if you eventually get the form. But amended returns are taking more than 6 months to process these days.
It depends on whether you can wait for the rest of your refund (if one is due) or if you expect the judge might issue some other financial remedy instead of the form 8332. Good luck.
