DanielV01
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Retirement tax questions

It depends.  Although the divorce decree may not specifically state that they are alimony payments, they may be considered as alimony for tax purposes.  (Likewise, payments called alimony in the divorce decree may not be considered as such for tax purposes).  Here is an IRS website that details this information, to help determine if the amounts you are receiving are alimony (and thus taxable) or not:  https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc452.html

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