Divorce in Oconee County, GA

All divorce cases in Oconee County, GA 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, the judge will still have to grant the divorce. In most states, divorce cases, contested and no-fault are dealt by a special court generally referred to as “family court,” “domestic relations court,” or “divorce court.” These courts usually handle with only family-related cases such as divorce, child custody and support, and sometimes, adoption. Divorce in Oconee County, GA can be stressful for both spouses and the children. The stakes are higher when there are children from the marriage. Divorce in Oconee County, GA has tax consequences. If you get spousal support, you have to report it as taxable income. If you are providing spousal support, you can deduct it. If you receive alimony, you must plan for the potential tax consequences of the income. Unlike an employer, your former spouse won’t withhold any taxes from your support payment. You have to deduct spousal support payments on your income tax return, but not child support or property distributions. You can, also, make spousal support payments nontaxable and nondeductible if goes both ways and both spouses agree by agreeing so in the marital settlement agreement. You might do this if the spouse receiving support is in a higher tax bracket than the making spouse or if the giving spouse doesn’t need the tax deduction and the recipient spouse doesn’t want to report the income.

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