Alimony Payments Are Included in the Recipient's Gross Income

question 8

True/False

Alimony payments are included in the recipient's gross income.

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Definitions:

Writ of Certiorari

A legal order issued by a higher court to a lower court to send up records of a case for review, often used by the Supreme Court to select specific cases for examination.

Class Action

A legal procedure that allows many people with similar grievances to combine their lawsuits into one action against a common defendant.

Plurality Action

A decision-making process or election outcome determined by the largest fraction of votes, even if it does not constitute a majority.

Amicus Curiae

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