America's biggest tax law overhaul in more than 30 years contains a provision that some experts say is going to make divorce a more difficult process—especially for lower-income couples. The final version of the Republican tax plan removes the tax deduction for alimony payments, which are support payments generally made to an ex-spouse who earns less money, CNN reports.
Since spouses receiving the payments were typically in a lower tax bracket, divorce lawyers tend to "use this tax deduction as a way to make a settlement go down easier—because there was more money in the pot to be able to split up," says divorce attorney Lisa Zeiderman.
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