amended tax return responsibility

[catdeneen]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MD

Hi,
My husband and I are seperated. We filed jointly for 2007. He claimed my youngest daughter (previous marriage) on our taxes, without asking me. My first husband claimed her as well. I told my husband that we had to amend the tax return due to this problem. He said he would have nothing to do with it. I informed my lawyer that he was unwilling to help with the cost to amend our taxes and that I needed to file the change quickly due to my first husbands filing. I never said that I didn't want half of the amount paid for by my husband, just that it needed to be done quickly and so I paid it. NOW my lawyer says that unless my husband stated in writing that he would pay me back half, I can't hold him to it.

Is there truth to this, or is it by law both of our responsibility to pay the IRS what is due? Why am I now solely responsible? My lawyer has said that I need toi forget about it, get on with my life and not make an issue out of it, and that I have no grounds for an argument. He has also filed for bankruptcy. Does this change anything?

Thank you
Catdeneen

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MD

Hi,
My husband and I are seperated. We filed jointly for 2007. He claimed my youngest daughter (previous marriage) on our taxes, without asking me. My first husband claimed her as well. I told my husband that we had to amend the tax return due to this problem. He said he would have nothing to do with it. I informed my lawyer that he was unwilling to help with the cost to amend our taxes and that I needed to file the change quickly due to my first husbands filing. I never said that I didn't want half of the amount paid for by my husband, just that it needed to be done quickly and so I paid it. NOW my lawyer says that unless my husband stated in writing that he would pay me back half, I can't hold him to it.

Is there truth to this, or is it by law both of our responsibility to pay the IRS what is due? Why am I now solely responsible? My lawyer has said that I need toi forget about it, get on with my life and not make an issue out of it, and that I have no grounds for an argument. He has also filed for bankruptcy. Does this change anything?

Thank you
Catdeneen

That is not a tax question, its a family law question.

So you paid the IRS the entire amount that was due with the amended tax return? If so, the IRS is going to be happy.

Yes, the bankruptcy does complicate things.