Q: My ex spouse used my social security number on her 1099s. What can I do?
My ex spouse receives payments from a company that pays both of us. I just learned that she used my social security number for her payments. We are currently in court for another matter. Through discovery I was able to see years of her 1099s. All of hers have my social security number instead of hers, and in some cases my EIN. I alerted the company who was shocked to learn this and is taking steps to rectify. My ex has her taxes professionally done and has ignored/allowed this error for 9 years. Do I contact the IRS or is there any action I can take against her?
For clarity - I am in pro per and there are no children involved.
A:
if you are in court you must have a lawyer.
direct that question to him/her.
if you have kids, you probably want to consider carefully whether you want any potential criminal action against her.
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