My soon to be ex wife filed married separated head of household. But we were not legally separated until July 11, 2019. Can she do this

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Head of Household doe not require legal separation, only physical separation.

Head of Household is for UNMARRIED taxpayers with a related dependent or married and have not lived with their spouse at anytime during the last 6 months of the tax year AND has a child, stepchild or foster child that can be a dependent.

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