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¶ … dissolution of a marriage must provide monetary or other support to their ex-spouse and/or child (ren) from the marriage. Who supports who depends on who the income earners were in the marriage, how much each person earned and who has custody of the child. A child support directive can happen whether a marriage ever actually happened or not. On the other hand, spousal support would only apply when a legal marriage was consummated and is later dissolved. Both forms of support are meant to support the recipient and at least somewhat maintain the living standard they had pre-separation.
If a taxpayer provides 50% or less of another person's support, is it possible for the taxpayer to claim a dependency exemption?
Yes, it is possible ... but only for children. In the case of a qualifying relative, the support has to be at least one half. The IRS states clearly that "you must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year." For a child, there is no such requirement. However, the child must have lived with the person claiming the exemption for at least half the year, although there are exceptions. However, there is not a percentage requirement of support (IRS,...
As far as general support, a car payment would not generally be included. The amount of alimony payments would include factors like the income of each person in the divorce, the age/health of the paying spouse, the education and ability to maintain a standard of living when it comes to the paid ex-spouse, presence of children and so forth. In short, the automobiles in the divorce would be meted out thorough the divorce decree. If the recipient of the car cannot afford to keep the car given their income and/or spousal support, they will have to sell the car (Divorce Source, 2015; Alimony Calculator; 2015).
What items other than food, clothing and shelter are included in "support"?
Other things that would be or could be included would be healthcare expenses for the child (or perhaps the ex-spouse). There is also the general idea that an ex-spouse should be able to maintain a certain…
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Divorce Source. (2015). Divorce Source: DEFINING "INCOME" AND "EXPENSES" FOR PURPOSES OF SPOUSAL AND CHILD SUPPORT. Divorcesource.com. Retrieved 26 October 2015, from http://www.divorcesource.com/research/dl/income/95jul138.shtml
FLL. (2015). Does My Soon-To-Be Ex-Spouse Have To Support Me?. Family-law.lawyers.com. Retrieved 26 October 2015, from http://family-law.lawyers.com/divorce/does-my-soon-to-be-ex-spouse-have-to-support-me.html
IRS. (2015). Publication 17 (2014), Your Federal Income Tax. Irs.gov. Retrieved 26 October 2015, from https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch03.html
Oregon State Bar. (2015). Child and Spousal Support in Dissolution of Marriage Cases. Osbar.org. Retrieved 26 October 2015, from https://www.osbar.org/public/legalinfo/1134_ChildSupportDivorce.htm
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