There is somewhat of a caveat according to the WI Publication 109. This publication specifically lays out what is required on the WI return in the year of divorce. Any income earned after the divorce belongs only to the person who earned it. This means you don't just take the W2 total but figure out the amounts up until the divorce.
Divorced spouses
An absolute decree of divorce ends the marital community. When the marital community is ended, the marital property assets are divided between the spouses. Any income earned after the marriage ends is taxable only to the spouse to whom it belongs. However, each spouse is generally taxed on half of the marital property income for the part of the year before the marital community ends. You can't use a marital property agreement to reclassify income earned prior to the agreement for income tax purposes. Nor can a court order retroactively reclassify income for income tax purposes.
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