topic My husband and I are separated since may/june 2016,im filing single head of household and claim both kids. How does he file? He's currently in jail for domestic violence. in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-husband-and-i-are-separated-since-may-june-2016-im-filing-single-head-of-household-and-claim-both/01/85113#M36328 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:19:17 GMT amysweat3 2019-06-01T03:19:17Z My husband and I are separated since may/june 2016,im filing single head of household and claim both kids. How does he file? He's currently in jail for domestic violence. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-husband-and-i-are-separated-since-may-june-2016-im-filing-single-head-of-household-and-claim-both/01/85113#M36328 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:19:17 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-husband-and-i-are-separated-since-may-june-2016-im-filing-single-head-of-household-and-claim-both/01/85113#M36328 amysweat3 2019-06-01T03:19:17Z He would file as Married Filing Separately.  Unless you a... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/he-would-file-as-married-filing-separately-unless-you-a/01/85116#M36330 He would file as Married Filing Separately.  Unless you are legally separated according to the laws of your state, then he could file as Single. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:19:18 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/he-would-file-as-married-filing-separately-unless-you-a/01/85116#M36330 DoninGA 2019-06-01T03:19:18Z How do I know if we are legally separated, I mean we have... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/how-do-i-know-if-we-are-legally-separated-i-mean-we-have/01/85123#M36335 How do I know if we are legally separated, I mean we haven't been to court and no divorce papers are filed, we just don't live togather Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:19:20 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/how-do-i-know-if-we-are-legally-separated-i-mean-we-have/01/85123#M36335 amysweat2 2019-06-01T03:19:20Z You would have needed to have a state court grant you as... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/you-would-have-needed-to-have-a-state-court-grant-you-as/01/85130#M36338 You would have needed to have a state court grant you as legally separated, so if that did not occur then he would only file as MFS. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:19:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/you-would-have-needed-to-have-a-state-court-grant-you-as/01/85130#M36338 DoninGA 2019-06-01T03:19:21Z