Ok, here it goes. My parent divorced years ago and a debt from a vehicle from their marriage was allocated to my father, making him financially obligated to pay that amount, he filed for bankruptsy years later, which should have taken care of it, but now the IRS claims my mother owes them the remaining $3k left because her name was never taken off the vehicle. Problem is, the IRS is saying, we dont have any records of the divorce agreement, we want our money. Is there any way to get this debt of

2001 taxes not paid. X wife did not file. H&R Block processed taxes. X wife did not send them in. During this time was having bladder and prostate removed due to cancer. Taxes were the last thing on my mind. Have in the mean time, divorced, the then wife and am strapped with $40K worth of IRS debt. Interest is compounding. How in a lifetime could anyone ever pay this debt off? Do I have to refinance my house to eliminate this debt? Can I fight this on my own without the help of any firm th