Thanks Eric and KML-
I looked into it and we can file married but separately, however, TX assigns us each half of the total income if we do it that way.
I'm concerned as I know he took out a distribution of money from his former company for him to live on when he was unemployed and I'm quite sure he didn't pay taxes on it. I have no idea how much that distribution was and I'm going to need to find out to make sure I'm prepared tax wise. Also I make substantially more than him, and know I took out adequate taxes for my income but have no idea what he did. We have agreed I will claim the kids going forward as I pay the majority of their expenses.
I'm just feeling very uneasy about the whole thing- my gut tells me he's hiding something.


Me 41 H 40
M 20 T 23
S 19,16, 8 D 13
BD1 dec 2012 not sure going to work
BD2 sep 2013 seeking a D
Filed oct 2013, D Feb 2015
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