@Prisonwife
The thing about your friend, is that a tax preparer such as H&R Block, is not required to verify anything your friend tells them. The tax preparer can’t knowingly help a client prepare a fraudulent return, but they aren’t required to independently verify every fact they are told. If a client either deliberately misrepresented their marital status, or simply didn’t understand the law, that would be the responsibility of the taxpayer (if they are ever audited), not the preparer.
My concern is to put you in the best legal position you can be, where you have the most protection and the least exposure to problems. The future is the undiscovered country, as someone famous once said, and anything could happen. (Just by way of a far-fetched example, suppose T wins the mega jackpot lottery. Under Texas community property laws, you are entitled to half. But if he went to court and could prove that your marriage to T was unlawful because you never divorced K, you wouldn’t see a dime of the jackpot.)
I hope you consult in attorney, but whatever you choose to do, best of luck.
