I want to make absolute certain I don't make a mistake on my taxes and wish to clarify, as my situation seems to be right on the cusp of the tax code change.
My former spouse filed for divorce in mid 2017. I was granted temporary "reduced" maintenance support in late 2017. Maintenance was reduced as we still resided in the same house, but a few weeks after the reduced maintenance was provided, we physically spearated (still late 2017). In early 2018, we signed a stipulation giving me sole access to the residence but I was required to make the mortgage payment, I also received majority custody of our child but child support wasn't ordered until the end of the first quarter of 2018, which modified the late 2017 support order. On my 2018 filing I was required to list the reduced maintenance as spousal support income and pay taxes on it.
Our divorce finalized in early 2020. With our divorce being filed in 2017 and maintenance initially ordered in 2017, am I still subject to pay taxes on support (since it was prior to 2018) OR is support no longer taxable due to my divorce and support being finalized in early 2020?
Also, should I have been required to pay taxes on temporary maintenance support in 2018, since my divorce was not final and the support order was modified to include child support at the end of the first quarter of 2018?
I greatly appreciate any assistance with my questions!!
