The programs asks for your MARITAL status as of 12/31 and uses that to help determine your correct FILING status which is probably SINGLE. Please don't take offense over a simple question ... you can enter single instead of divorced if you wish ... it really doesn't matter to the program. The interview flow puts in divorced because if it didn't some folks would say I am divorced and there is no category for that ... they may not be able to make the leap to single like you did ... remember interview flows not only follow the IRS pub 17 but also needs to be comprehendable to the masses (which means it is written at a third grade level).
