Spousal/child support payment ***after*** taxes? Can I deduct it using turbo tax

Hi, I am recently divorced and I have two questions.

 

1. I paying spousal and child support to my ex. My current job does not allow me to deduct directly from my pay check ***BEFORE*** taxes. So I am handing her checks that are paid from my net income :( This is quite costly for me. At the end of the year can I save all these checks and deduct them in turbo tax? If so how?

 

2. I turned into single nov-2019. That means I was married for most of the year until november-2019. When I file next year what status should I say on turbo tax? Single or head of household. By the end of 2019 my status was single for 2 months and married for 10 months. Which one is the status for the year on TurboTax?

 

thank you very much.