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    Mar 17, 2009, 06:01 PM
    Tax deductions
    Can you split mortgage interest paid with an ex spouse if divorced mid year on your taxes
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    May 8, 2009, 01:18 PM
    Yes. How you split it is up to you both as long as the total between the both of you does NOT exceed the amount on the Form 1098.
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    Jun 12, 2009, 08:03 PM

    You can only do this if the interest was paid out of a joint account.
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