My ex-husband and I sold our house last year, closing in February after our divorce was finalized in September 2024. The title was not in my name, nor was the mortgage, but per our divorce decree, I got half of the equity from the sale. A check was cut to me directly from the title company, but I had to get him to give the okay to the title company to release the sale settlement to me for my records. I am having an extremely difficult time figuring out whether I truly need to file a 1099-S form for my portion of the equity. I was not involved in the closing, I was never sent a copy of the form, and I have been told several different things by different sources. The IRS page is, as is to be expected, extremely convoluted and difficult to discern. Does anyone have any insight into this? I realize I'm down to the wire here, but the continuous confusion around this has been terrible. Thanks in advance.
