The Divorce Decree
February 16th, 2009A divorce decree is generally not issued until all the terms of the divorce have been resolved. Occasionally, the divorce decree is in conflict with government action, such as the Internal Revenue Service’s collection of taxes in the United States. The IRS retains the right to collect back-owed taxes from one spouse, even if a divorce decree states that the tax bill is the responsibility of the other spouse. In that and similar situations, the wronged spouse has the option of returning to divorce court to recoup the lost funds. They may also have the ability to take their ex-spouse to court to try to recover the money.
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