If you have a defaulted student loan and risk having your tax refund garnered by the IRS, and you are filing a joint tax return with your wife, you can file form 8379 - Injured spouse to avoid your wife's share of the refund taken by the IRS.
To file Form 8379 -
Injured Spouse, please read this TurboTax FAQ:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3326788
Per IRS: "You may be an injured
spouse if you file a joint tax return and all or part of your portion
of the overpayment was, or is expected to be, applied (offset) to
your spouse's legally enforceable past-due federal tax, state income tax, state
unemployment compensation debts, child or spousal support, or a federal
nontax debt, such as a student loan."
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