Estimate alimony payments based on income disparity, marriage duration, and state guidelines with tax impact analysis.
This tool takes each spouse's income, the length of the marriage, and a selected state, then returns a ballpark monthly or annual alimony figure alongside its after-tax effect on both parties. Most users are surprised to learn that no single national formula sets alimony: many states leave the amount to judicial discretion weighing statutory factors, so any number here is a planning estimate, not a prediction of what a judge will order. The tax section reflects that alimony has not been federally deductible to the payer or taxable to the recipient since agreements executed after December 31, 2018.
You enter both spouses' gross incomes, years married, and a state. The calculator applies a simple guideline-style formula (the kind some states or counties publish as an advisory starting point for temporary support) to produce a suggested payment range, scaling roughly with the income gap and with marriage length.
The tool re-runs the estimated payment through the current federal rule: for divorce or separation instruments executed after 2018, alimony is not deductible by the payer and not reported as income by the recipient. It shows the net cost to the payer and net receipt to the recipient under that rule, letting you compare against a pre-2019 agreement's tax treatment if relevant.
No, not for divorce or separation agreements executed after December 31, 2018 - the payer gets no federal deduction and the recipient owes no federal tax on it. Agreements finalized before that date keep the old deductible/taxable treatment unless later modified to adopt the new rule.
No. This is a rough estimate, not a legal prediction. Most states decide alimony case by case using factors like earning capacity, health, and standard of living, so the actual order can land well above or below this figure - confirm with a family law attorney before relying on it.
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