I am trying to determine what I am supposed to be filing for my 2019 taxes. I was separated from my spouse this year. Divorce was filed on Aug.28 but was not finalized until 2020. Can i file Head of Household or do i have to file as married filing Separately. I pay for more than 50 % of our living expenses for myself and our children for the entire year. We lived together until the house that i have now was safe for my children to move into. So i payed for both households for more than 4 months then moved to the single household in Aug. He essentially just came to the original house to sleep and slept in the living room. If I can file as Head of Household what does he file as? I will be claiming all 3 kids on my taxes per our Divorce settlement.
Also do I need to pay taxes on the money he gave me to pay medical bills for our youngest or is that like child support?
