[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":7},["ShallowReactive",2],{"faq-standard-5695":3},{"rec_id":4,"title":5,"text":6},"5695","Divorce Expenses","See: \u003Ca href=\"/freefile2025/answers?faq=53\">Are my alimony payments deductible?\u003C/a>\n\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\nFor divorces executed after December 31, 2018, the payer can't deduct alimony paid, and the recipient won't need to declare the alimony as taxable income. This also applies to divorces executed before 2019 if they were modified after December 31, 2018, and the modification states that the repeal of the deduction for alimony payments applies to the modification. \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\nMost other expenses related to a divorce are also non-deductible. For more information, see \u003Ca href=\"https://www.freetaxusa.com/taxes2025/formdownload?sid=19&form=f_pub_504.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">IRS Publication 504\u003Cspan class=\"append_pdf\"> \u003C/span>\u003C/a>.",1777391585674]