Divorce in Madison County, Georgia

All divorce cases in Madison County, Georgia must go through some kind of court proceeding. Even if both spouses agree about how to divide their property and handle custody, visitation, and support issues, a judge will still have to grant the divorce. In many states, divorce cases, contested and no-fault are dealt by a special court generally called “family court,” “domestic relations court,” or “divorce court.” These courts usually handle with only family-related lawsuits like divorce, child custody and support, and sometimes, adoption. Divorce in Madison County, Georgia is stressful for both spouses and the children. The stakes are higher when there are children from the marriage. Divorce in Madison County, Georgia has tax consequences. If you receive spousal support, you should report it as taxable income. If you are giving spousal support, you can deduct it. If you are granted alimony, you have to plan for the likely tax impact of the income. Unlike an employer, your earlier spouse will not withhold any taxes from your support check. You should deduct spousal support payments on your income tax return, but not child support or property distributions. You can, however, make spousal support payments nontaxable and nondeductible as long as it goes both ways and you both agree by stating as much in the marital settlement agreement. You might do this if the spouse receiving support is in a higher tax bracket than the paying spouse or if the giving spouse doesn’t need the tax deduction and the receiving spouse doesn’t want to report the income.

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