Alimony

a payment made by one spouse to another pending divorce or separation.

Alimony is support paid by one ex-spouse to the other as ordered by a court in a divorce (dissolution) case.

Alimony is money you get from a spouse with whom you no longer live, or a former spouse, if paid to you as part of a divorce agreement, separation agreement, or court order. Payments designated in the agreement or order as child support or as a non-taxable property settlement aren’t alimony.