Yes, if you and your spouse once filed a joint return and
are now filing separate returns, any capital loss carryover from the joint
return can be deducted only on the return of the spouse who actually had the
loss so you will want to divide the loss.
See https://www.irs.gov/publications/p544/ch04.html#en_US_2015_publink100072653
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