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Changes to the alimony of the overhaul will be negative in many cases for both couple members because the payer and the payee are often in very different tax brackets.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The resulting payments are likely to shrink to lower-earning spouses. Alimony, also known as maintenance, is usually used when one divorcing couple&#8217;s spouse earns much more than the other. Alimony payments continue for years and help to cover the costs of splitting one household into two.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The overhaul made a significant change to the alimony payments tax status. For divorce and separation agreements signed after 2018, payers will not be able to deduct alimony on their tax returns. 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