Q: My divorce was final in 2019. We filed taxes jointly for 2018. The taxes were paid with joint funds. My ex now says I
owe him for half of those paid taxes, which is quite a bit. Is he correct? It came out of left field. I'm in California.
A:
What does the separation agreement say?
If the taxes were paid from marital funds and there was no provision i the final orders of the domestic court addressing the matter then he doesn't have a claim. if he disagrees his recourse is to file a motion for contempt of court for breach of the court order. So if the order doesn't mention the 2018 taxes that's going to be very difficult to do.
Sounds like he's broke and reaching for any source of cash. I would get a list of local domestic attorneys in case he files something and otherwise ignore him.
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