A taxpayer can file jointly with a deceased spouse in the year of death. If the taxpayer has a dependent child then the taxpayer can file as "widow(er with dependent child" for the 2 years following the year of death (unless remarried). After that, the filing status would be single or Head of Household if qualified.
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