Taxes During Divorce: What You Can and Cannot Deduct

By Tara N. Brewer Special to DadsDivorce.com When facing a divorce, tax season can become quite complicated. According to The Wall Street Journal, revisions under the American Taxpayer Relief Act have forced divorce attorneys and tax accountants to cautiously calculate divorce agreements. Per this revision, single taxpayers with income exceeding …

Ex-Wife Violating Tax Filing Clause Of Our Divorce Decree

Question: My ex-wife has not filed a tax return in several years so she is also not reporting child support as income. We are supposed to exchange tax forms, but I have a difficult time handing my filings over to her when she is not following the same terms of …

Dividing Tax Refund Check Received After Divorce

Question: I just received my 2011 tax refund check that was made out to my ex-wife and I because we were married at the time. Do I owe her half of this tax refund that was earned while we were still married even though we are now divorced?

Will A Judge Consider A Parent’s Morals In A Child Custody Decision?

Question: My soon-to-be-ex-wife committed tax fraud and I would like to bring up her dishonesty and lack of morals at our child custody hearing. Will a judge take into account her illegal acts in a child custody case?

Interpreting Divorce Decree Tax Clauses

Question: My question is about taxes and claiming dependents if we were divorced less than a year ago. Our divorce agreement states that each of us would claim one child as a dependent until they are 18, though nothing specifically mentions how to handle 2012, the year we were divorced. …

Child Tax Credit Interfering With Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

Question: This is a tax question related to the 2013 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account and claiming the child as a dependent. I share joint custody with my ex-wife, but she will be claiming our son as a dependent for 2013 taxes. I am considering a Flexible Spending Account for …

Can The Court Order A Judgment Against My IRA?

Question: I pay alimony, but can no longer afford the payments due to a significant reduction in income. The only money I have access to is my IRA. I am filing for an alimony modification and am concerned about protecting my IRA. Can the court order a judgment against my …

Tax Tips: What Will Happen If My Ex Violates The Decree And Claims The Dependent Exemption?

Question: Our divorce decree states that I can claim our children for tax purposes even though I am the noncustodial parent and my ex-wife is the custodial parent. Now my ex-wife wants to claim one or both of our children on her taxes because she no longer thinks it’s fair …

What Is Alimony Pendente Lite?

Question: I make more money than my wife, though not by much, and she is insisting that I will have to pay her child support and alimony pendente lite even while our divorce is pending. What is alimony pendente lite? I assume this is a form of spousal support, but …

How Can I Prove I Can’t Afford Alimony?

Question: I owe the IRS a large sum of money, and now my wife is requesting an amount of alimony that would leave me penniless. Can I adjust this alimony request down and win in court if I can prove that my monthly IRS payments combined with alimony would make …