No, based on the information you provided, you may have qualified to file head of household.
Here are the tests:
- Pay for more than half of the expenses for a qualifying household
- Be considered unmarried on the last day of the tax year
- Have a qualifying child or dependent
Here is the definition of "considered unmarried" (from Guide to Filing Taxes as Head of Household):
- You file a separate return.
- You paid more than half of the cost of keeping up your home for the tax year.
- Your spouse did not live in the home during the last 6 months of the tax year.
- Your home was the main home for your child, stepchild, or foster child for at least 6 months of the tax year.
- You are able to claim the child as a dependent unless the only reason that you can't claim the child is because the noncustodial parent can claim the child under certain rules.
