Family
May 3, 2016
Tax opinion may affect support deductions
What happens when the court orders a spouse to continue to pay the expenses of the other party without setting a specific amount for spousal support?
Unless designated otherwise, spousal support, whether temporary or permanent, is taxable to the recipient and deductible to the payor. Internal Revenue Code Section 215. But what happens when the court orders a spouse to continue to pay the expenses of the other party without setting a specific amount for spousal support?
Family law practitioners generally advise their clients that without a specific spousal support order in place, the payments to the other spouse will likely not be...
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