No, you cannot deduct a gift to your ex-spouse as a donation. But if that was truly a gift and not something ordered in your divorce settlement, you will have to prepare a form 709 gift tax form--although you will not owe gift tax.
GIFTS
Money that you receive as a gift is not taxable income to you, and you do not need to report it on your income tax return. Money that you gave as a gift to someone else is not deductible for your taxes.
Turbo Tax does not support the gift tax form 709, but here is a link:
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f709.pdf
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/estates/the-gift-tax-made-simple/L5tGWVC8N
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