Have you submitted your return? If so you cannot make any changes to your return. 

If you have not submitted your return, you can try the work around of adding an additional state, do not worry as you will not be actually adding another state. It will just allow you to get back into the return. 

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I am not going to pay for another state tax return to get my marital status changed on my State Return. There has GOT to be another way to do this.

The steps to file as single on Maine are listed below.

First, you must be filing MFJ on the federal return and want to file single on the ME return. Maine generally requires the same filing status used on the federal return. Exceptions are:

Married taxpayers filing a joint federal return may elect to file as Single on the Maine return using Schedule NRH if either of the following apply.

• The residency status of the spouses are not the same, or

• Both spouses are nonresidents or “Safe Harbor” residents, but only one spouse has Maine-source income. The nonresident or “Safe Harbor” resident spouse with no Maine-source income does not have to file a Maine return.

How to file single on ME return: 

1. In the personal information section of TurboTax where you first begin your return, you have your names, social, birthday, state of residency. At least one of you must not be a ME resident.
2. Then go to the state section, when it asks about residency, select safe harbor.
   1. Then the program will ask about you and your wife and residency.
   2. It may be several screens marking the correct state, days present, etc based on your situation.
   3. Go through the entire ME return.
3. Get to You've Finished Your Maine Return.
   1. Select General Info Edit/Update Did you file last year? yes/no
   2. We've recommended a Maine Filing Status
   3. Select Change Filing Status
   4. Do you want to select Maine filing status of single?
   5. Select yes
   6. Which of you is filing? Select you 
   7. Are you sure? Select yes