세금 보고하실 때, 다 알고 계시겠지만, 기러기 가족 되시는 분들은 종종
혼돈하시는 것 같아서 말씀드립니다. 대행하시는 분들이 잘못 이해해서 그렇게 충고하신 결과이기도 하구요.

Marital Status에서 혼란을 일으키는 것은 결혼 상태 (married)냐 별거 (separated)냐의 두가집니다. 문제의 핵심은 별거에 대한 정의입니다.

결혼이나 법적 동거가 파탄되지 않은 다른 이유라면 여전히 결혼이냐 법적 동거 상태이니, 기러기 가족으로 90일 이상 서로 떨어져 있건 1년 이상 떨어져 있건, married (결혼상태)나 Living Common-Law (법적 동거상태)로 보시면 될 것 같으니 별거 (separated)는 아니라는 것이죠. 나중에 child benefit 신청할 때나 다시 married 상태로 회복하려면 준비해야 할 증빙서류가 많아 신경 많이 쓰일 수 있습니다. 참조가 되실 것 같아서 올립니다.  

On your tax return, report your marital status as it was on December 31, 2009. If it changed during the tax year, you'll have a chance to give that information later. From the following list, choose:

Married
if you have a spouse. A spouse is a person to whom you are legally married. (If your spouse died during the tax year, you are widowed.

Living Common-Law
if you have a common-law partner with whom you live and have a conjugal relationship.

Widowed
if you were once married or living common-law, and your spouse or common-law partner died and you have not remarried.

Divorced
if you divorced, and your divorce became final before or during the tax year.

Separated
if, at December 31 of the tax year, you had been living apart from your spouse for more than 90 days due to marital breakdown. If you were living apart for reasons other than marital breakdown, you are still married or common-law.

Single
if you do not meet any of the above criteria.