You dint mention whether you owe taxes from a past joint return but that could jeopardize your refund. If you’ve been separated since June 30,...

Yes to your first Q. Probably no to the second about fees.

No you have not described a basis for a lawsuit. Give people a break. You have not been harmed or legally damaged.

This doesn’t make sense to me. W9 is just an information form for payees to provide payers who generally issue 1099s. You don’t pay taxes with a W9.

No one can reliably advise you without analyzing your contract with him and probably his timesheets, which you should ask for.

You probably can’t stop a thieving spouse and compulsive spender without divorcing him. You could sue him and get a court order but he’ll probably...

You need a lawyer very familiar with M&M liens to analyze this and to advise you.

JP court breach of contract. Unless they had to move it hundreds of miles, that is not a reasonable fee.

It starts over as far as the court is concerned with a new case # and file.

You really need a CPA when you own a mixed personal - commercial property to allocate between personal and commercial, exempt and non-exempt and to...