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posted Jun 4, 2019 6:38:18 PM

Can temporary spousal support, as required by California law, be deducted in the same way as alimony after a divorce has been settled? If not, how else?

I paid temporary spousal support for more than 6 months in 2017, but we do not have a written agreement regarding amount or modalities.  Can I claim this as a deduction the same way as if we had an agreement or a divorce?

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Jun 4, 2019 6:38:19 PM

If you have no court order or decree or other type of written separation agreement, the payments would be voluntary and not be deductible. 


https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc452