CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Income Tax Matters
......Spousal Support
.........Deductibility
............Payments to Others
8 Cards On This Topic:
  • Spousal support payments made to third parties pursuant to court order may qualify as deductible spousal support.
  • Life insurance premium payments may be deductible as spousal support.
  • H cannot claim payments to W's psychologists as alimony.
  • Utility payments made on behalf of ex-spouse for jointly owned property properly held deductible alimony.
  • Under facts and circumstances of parties' agreement, payments that H made periodically to purchase W a new car were not taxable to her as alimony.
  • Payments made by H on W's automobile loan pursuant to divorce judgment properly treated as alimony.
  • Portion of cooperative apartment payments deductible to payor as alimony.
  • Nondeductible payments associated with supported spouse's residence.