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problems, petitioner, with their three children, left the marital
home. Petitioner and Alimam were divorced on April 14, 1998.
In the divorce decree of the Superior Court of Columbia
County, State of Georgia, Alimam was ordered to pay all
outstanding joint Federal income taxes “as well [as] any other
future tax liability having been incurred during the course of
the parties’ marriage”.
In the divorce proceeding, petitioner was not awarded
alimony or any support payments from Alimam. Alimam was ordered
to pay monthly child support of $3,000 for the three children,
which child support Alimam paid only sporadically. Alimam was
once incarcerated for failure to pay such child support.
Throughout their marriage and in spite of petitioner’s
requests, Alimam did not provide to petitioner any financial
information relating to his medical practice, and petitioner was
never shown any books and records relating to Alimam’s medical
practice.
During the years in issue, all of petitioner’s annual income
and her withheld taxes were reflected on Forms W-2, Wage and Tax
Statement, which petitioner gave to Alimam each year prior to the
preparation by Alimam’s accountant of their joint Federal income
tax returns. The taxes withheld from petitioner’s salary each
year reflected essentially the total Federal income tax
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