VIRGINIA Part 116

Taxes

Regarding taxes, the party that pays alimony may deduct the payments from income taxes and the party that receives it, as income must pay taxes on it. Child support is not deductible but the party that pays it may take the child as a dependant on income taxes.

Enforcement Of Alimony Decree By The Court

Once the court orders that alimony is to be paid, failure to pay is disobeying a court order, otherwise known as "contempt of court." Remedies available to the person seeking alimony include: wage liens, levies upon real and personal property, garnishment of property, and garnishment of wages.