And still struggling

[Jim1234]

Tax time, and I am just wondering how you all are going to handle filing. I stand to get a pretty good refund if I file separately, but will run the numbers both as "single", and "married", and see what the results are.

I suspect the answer will be similar, since I get to write off alimony, and don't have her income. But if filing jointly nets more, how do most separated couples deal with any refund? For round, easy numbers, say I would get back $10,000 filing single, and we'll get $15,000 filing married, but she only paid a total of $3000 in tax, and if she filed as head of household, she'd get nothing back. How would others file and/or divide up that refund?

thanks