Q: My ex-wife continued to collect and sign my ssi benefits for 10 months while I was incarcerated - what charges for her
What kind of charges can I file against her? She is now withholding my Stimulus Money because she also signed my name to her tax return and the bank account it was deposited into is hers. We have been seperated since Dec. 1, 2017.
A: My first question to you is - is she actually your ex-wife? Are you divorced? If so, and she did all this after your divorce, she's got some legal issues. If you're not actually divorced, she may claim that you instructed her to file a joint tax return. On the SSI checks, I'm wondering why you personally were receiving SSI while incarcerated because you should not have been. However if you were still married she may have been entitled to benefits as would any children you might have. The stimulus check would be yours, perhaps because she filed that tax return you're bothered by So, what to do? I'd suggest that you ask her to send you your share of the stimulus check. Politely. In writing. And try to contact an attorney who you can possibly have a phone consultation with during the shut-down or wait until the lawyers are permitted to open their offices.
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