{"id":11533,"date":"2018-03-07T15:57:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T15:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefamilylawcorp.com\/?p=11533"},"modified":"2018-03-07T15:57:47","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T15:57:47","slug":"how-tax-reform-could-dramatically-changes-divorces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefamilylawcorp.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/07\/how-tax-reform-could-dramatically-changes-divorces\/","title":{"rendered":"How Tax Reform Could Dramatically Changes Divorces"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row \"><div class=\"wpv-grid grid-1-1  wpv-first-level first unextended\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" id=\"wpv-column-60ae0ef97b6c676526f42d88dd3b5763\" ><p>&nbsp;<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<h2 class=\"text-divider-double\">\t\t\t\nHow Tax Reform Could Dramatically Change Divorces<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h2>\t\t<div class=\"sep\"><\/div>\t\n<div class=\"row \"><div class=\"wpv-grid grid-1-1  wpv-first-level first unextended\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" id=\"wpv-column-fc1bd050e9ea30bc37fac8da0133e354\" ><p><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','Cambria','Times New Roman','Times',serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">The bill would eliminate the tax deduction for alimony and make alimony income tax-free to the recipient for divorce decrees. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','Cambria','Times New Roman','Times',serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Under current law, ex-spouses who pay alimony can deduct the expense from their federal income taxes; 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