By Anonymous - 19/05/2014 18:43 - United States - Shawnee

Today, my husband suggested we get divorced, "for tax purposes". FML
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JMichael 25

So then after taxes you get married again? You could make this a yearly thing.

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Welshite 39

I know of couples who are "separated", but live in the same house for tax breaks. Just another way to beat the system I guess.

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notabeachbabe 13

wouldn't it take more money to get a divorce than you would save/get from the taxes?

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Gremlinek 16

Just straight on negating marriage with agreement from both sides and no kids is less than $100

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gracehi 31

Depends on what state you're in. I believe it costs $500 in Florida to get divorced, and that's just the court fees. That doesn't include the cost of a lawyer. My memory may be flawed, though, because my dad paid for my divorce. I was broke and he'd have given his left nut to get that soulless abomination out of my life. It only cost $150 for me to get married at the court house, though. I guess that's Florida's way of discouraging divorce.

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KR091 5

Florida is expensive! It only costs $20 in Indiana.

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BellaBear90 27

£300+ in England. But only if you've been separated for two years and aren't quibbling about anything at all.

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bbfyso 10

There is no way divorcing could be beneficial ... So tumbs up for creativity

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duuuh1 11

Filing together can put couples in a much higher tax bracket than individuals. My husband and I file separately and save well over $4,000 a year. If they were divorced rather than filing separately they would also get child tax credits etc. So yeah... there's definitely a financial benefit.

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lefartface 7

Didju guys tumb me down cuz im black?

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GirlGamer12345 22

No we all thought it was fantastic.. Thanks caption obvious

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cdawg69 10

no pun intended..

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f0xr0t 8

can't I just feel sorry for her and say what I think, jeez I don't need to answer with some witty comment or do I

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strike2867 13

Actually there are couples that do that, it's worth it if you're both in the high income brackets.

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worldclassrager 39

Seriously? Sure that's not some other way to get rid of you? Hope this actually works out well for you OP

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OMGYourMon 5

Remember this. Marriage and legal marriage are different. One is in your brain while is the other is a piece of paper.

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