Mimi, that's a big deal. I work with money, you need to find out what he did. Married filing separately can indeed negatively impact you depending on deductions and things. The distribution from a retirement account can be taxed as income plus a 10% penalty. I don't want to see you get hurt at tax time from this.
How large of a sum are we talking?
H: 29 WAXW: 30
Bomb Drop- 9/9/13 Negotiated Settlement- 5/9/14 D Final- 5/21/14 XW has breakdown in attorney lobby- 5/30/14
