Generally, it is not a good option to file tax returns as married couple. It is far more practicable to file them separately for various practical reasons. The best solution would be to go to the court and find out adequate information regarding the same.

In the papers, you have to declare yourself as married and make it evident that filing a file tax together would not hamper your case in the long run.

Please remember that if you file the case as a single, then it would be quite costly for you and you shall have to bear the burden all alone.

But if you file the tax as joint then it would be very cost effective and would also prove beneficial in the long run. Therefore, in spite of the dangers involved in filing the taxes jointly, people generally prefer to do that since less amount of money is required. It is therefore very logical to think once or twice before you actually file tax whether to do that jointly or not.

After all you will be the person responsible for the act that you do, and considering your situation, you may be the best judge of your own case.