Is alimony considered marital income?

In Delaware, alimony is generally considered marital income for tax purposes. This means that any income received from alimony is taxable as income under the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules. Alimony payments are made from one former spouse to the other, and are considered to be a form of spousal support. The IRS considers alimony income to be taxable income to the spouse receiving the payments, and a tax deduction to the spouse paying the support. Therefore, alimony payments are included in the gross income of the receiving spouse and the receiving spouse may have to pay income tax on the payments. Additionally, the paying spouse may be able to deduct the alimony payments on their taxes. However, alimony is considered non-marital income for the purpose of calculating assets when one spouse is looking to gain a greater share of the marital estate. This means that alimony payments are excluded from the value of the marital estate when it is divided during divorce proceedings. In summary, alimony is generally considered marital income for tax purposes, but is not considered marital income for asset division purposes. This means that the receiving spouse will have to pay income tax on any alimony payments received, and the paying spouse may be able to deduct the payments, but the alimony payments are excluded from the value of the marital estate for division of assets.

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