Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

In most states, alimony is based on the financial needs of the recipient and the payer’s ability to pay. If the payer dies, the alimony order is terminated. One of the most effective ways to secure ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

The requirements that determine whether payments between ex-spouses qualify as alimony were discussed in a tax case in the November issue of the JofA (“ What Makes It Alimony? ” page 95) If payments ...

Alimony payments are deductible for adjusted gross income for the payor spouse; however the payee spouse must include the alimony in gross income. IRC section 71(b) provides specific criteria that ...

IRS Tax Tip 2003-19, (Jan. 28, 2003) -- When the end of matrimony leads to the start of alimony, how does it affect your taxes? Alimony payments you receive are taxable to you in the year received, ...