DEFINITION of 'Filing Status'. A category that defines the type of tax return form an individual will use. Filing status is closely tied to marital status. The five filing statuses are: 1. Single filer. 2. Married person filing jointly or surviving spouse.
Quick Answer. Rumors that Kyle and Pattie Petty are divorced are unsubstantiated, as of 2015. Pattie insists that they are not divorced and are not planning to divorce, despite having separated. The two reside in separate states.
Personal Quote: Only learned after falling in love with last wife Shawn that she was actually his cousin Mike Love 's illegitimate daughter. Despite their distant blood relationship, Dennis and Shawn could legally marry-and doing so capped off for Dennis the hatred he'd felt for Mike, since the early Beach Boys days.