What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York; I have been separated from my spouse now for over 4 years and he has not been filing taxes or paying any debts that he has incurred and now I am being pursued by the IRS and also people who he has debts with. Do I have any recourse? If I file divorce papers he will not sign..... and I cannot afford the cost of a divorce? Someone told me that if I publish in the local newspaper that I am no longer responsible for his debts that he incurs then debtors cannot come ofter me anymore is that true??