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When you are legally married you should be filing as Married Filing Jointly even if one spouse has little or no income.
There's a lot more to it than that. It depends on their income and what kind. They should file a Joint return which is one return combined for the both of them. We would need more specific questions. This sounds like a homework problem.
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Do I Need to File a Tax Return? | Internal Revenue Service
See IRS pub 501 for filing requirements
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