You can file an injured spouse form to protect the part of the refund that can be attributed to your earnings. If you are in a community property state it is tricky. If you already e-filed---and it sounds like you did--- then you can mail in the injured spouse form. Expect it to take several months to be processed.
INJURED SPOUSE
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/spouse-partner/file-form-8379-injured-sp...
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