I am in the process of obtaining a divorce. My soon to be ex wife made the choice to file taxes married seperate. In which she has filed her taxes and taken all deductions. she makes just enough to pay her first mortgage and I for the last 4 years have completely supported both her and her 82 year old mother. We were jointly common law married in 2007 and have filed as such since , up till now.
Is it legal for me to file a 1099 to her for the amount of money that I spent in the last year supporting her, her mother and her home based business? I paid all utilities, second mortgage and building improvments along with sevral thousands in legal fees when she got sued. the total amount I spent well exceeds her estimated income.