Just found out she already filed

[ImprovedRomeo]

OK I think I figured out the allowance stuff for the W4s. Basically you take the total alimony amount per year and divide it by $3650 to get the additional number of allowances you can get. So say you paid $18250 in alimony you can claim 5 additional allowances on your W4.

I'm having such a hard time with the financial stuff: I'm getting screwed on the alimony and child support to the point where I can't afford to even make the payments. They took my gross added it up to hers (which is nothing these days) and divided them in half! I can't believe she's getting half of all the money I accumulated over the years and she just spent whatever she ever made, she's going to come out richer than she's ever been and I'm going to come out the poorest I've ever been. This is just so f'd up.