Alimony payments, typically codified in the terms of a divorce settlement, are separate from child support.  They are the payments that someone gives to an ex-spouse who earns less money. The alimony deduction repeal would affect divorces carried out after December 31, 2018.  The new rule wouldn’t affect anyone already paying alimony.  But it…

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