As a divorcing woman, you almost certainly have a number of pressing financial concerns on your mind. Unfortunately, when it’s time to file your federal income tax return, it’s likely the Internal Revenue Service will give you even more to consider. Every year brings more nuances and complications to the tax code, and if you’re divorcing, you could be facing additional unique challenges, as well.

Like most married couples, you’ve probably been filing joint tax returns, and like too many married women, you may have left that task mostly to your husband to do, or to oversee. But even though that approach was convenient when you were married, now that you’re divorcing, your joint tax return could be a potentially dangerous pitfall.