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Here's the problem.
According to the IRS, you are both unmarried, and you will file single, unless one of you qualifies to file as HOH. However, because Washington is a community property state, and extends community property rights to RDPs, state law requires that you divide your federal income using community property rules even though you are filing single.
See the instructions for form 8958.
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8958.pdf
This is not a situation that Turbotax handles well. There is a blog post you should start with.
You may need to call customer support and ask to speak to an expert familiar with using form 8958 for RDPs in a community property state. Or maybe one of the other Champs is more familiar with this situation.