Marriage is sold to us as a partnership of equals. Two people, walking side by side, building a life together. But when that ...

Marriage is not just a romantic promise. It is a legal, social, and economic contract. When it breaks, the emotional cost may ...

Alimony and child support are terms used in discussions surrounding divorce and separation, but they refer to very different financial responsibilities.

Despite receiving alimony, she must work three part time jobs. She was a stay at home mom for most of her 21-year-marriage, so she collects a modest social security check.

That is not the part that I found interesting. Here is the interesting part. At trial petitioner asserted that the $50,000 of alimony she reported on her 2007 tax return should be nontaxable.

Alimony dates back centuries. The original idea was that once married, a man is responsible for a woman till death. But that notion has shifted in recent decades, as more women have jobs and their ...

Under current law, the payer would have a tax bill of $13,015, based on income of $68,000 net of alimony. The recipient would pay $4,183 in tax on the alimony. Combined tax: $17,198.

The matrimonial bar is grappling with the effect of a tax bill passed by Congress and signed by President Trump at the end of 2017, which removes the option for divorcing spouses to pay alimony ...

The Supreme Court ruled that previous alimony can't impact disputes in a new marriage, resolving a case involving a couple's divorce and property settlement.

The matrimonial bar is grappling with the effect of a tax bill passed by Congress and signed by President Trump at the end of 2017, which removes the option for divorcing spouses to pay alimony ...