ronnydeann28
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas
My grandfather (N) died on February 13, 2015. He made his own funeral arrangements to which he filled his marital status as divorced, although he had been living with a woman (V) for the past 15 years.
On June 2, 2015, my mother (Informant on death cert) received a letter from a woman (O) claiming to be N's wife. She claimed they were still married but living apart mutually and needed his death cert changed so she could receive "proper benefits" from his pension. She sent a copy of their joint tax return she filed for 2014 and had her address listed. We do not know if he ever agreed to filing a joint tax return ever in the first place or if he knew about it or how long it has been going on.
Question: Is this tax fraud? (He's been living in another county and clearly represented himself as divorced (although we have yet to locate any divorce cases as of yet)
My grandfather (N) died on February 13, 2015. He made his own funeral arrangements to which he filled his marital status as divorced, although he had been living with a woman (V) for the past 15 years.
On June 2, 2015, my mother (Informant on death cert) received a letter from a woman (O) claiming to be N's wife. She claimed they were still married but living apart mutually and needed his death cert changed so she could receive "proper benefits" from his pension. She sent a copy of their joint tax return she filed for 2014 and had her address listed. We do not know if he ever agreed to filing a joint tax return ever in the first place or if he knew about it or how long it has been going on.
Question: Is this tax fraud? (He's been living in another county and clearly represented himself as divorced (although we have yet to locate any divorce cases as of yet)