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 ...

The Supreme Court has dissolved a marriage separating since 2010, requiring the husband to pay Rs 1.25 crore in alimony to ...

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.

Asked if she believes lifetime alimony should be eradicated and Entmacher said no, though she believes this should be assessed on a case-by-case basis: “We just did a report on women in low-wage ...

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.

But alimony -- once considered a feminist coup since it supported women who otherwise had few financial opportunities -- today hurts women. This new shift away from guaranteed, lifelong ...

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.

Alimony was treated as a highly favorable, above-the-line tax deduction that reduced your taxable income even before your adjusted gross income was calculated. You can take above-the-line ...

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 ...