If you get divorced from a foreign national spouse after bringing them to the U.S., you still may need to support them under Form I864. A divorced person cannot seek a new order of spousal support in Family Court — that would need to be done in Supreme Court.The Law Department assists local and out-of-state custodial parents in establishing an order of support from non-custodial parents. A US citizen payer should be allowed a deduction on his or her US tax return for alimony payments made to a nonresident. Spousal support cases are started with a spousal support petition in Family Court. There is no filing fee in Family Court. You need to ask for spousal support before the divorce decree, ideally in the original pleadings. Permanent alimony: Support paid to the lesser-earning spouse until the death of the payor, the death of the recipient, or the remarriage of the recipient. Has anyone ever fled the country to another one to avoid alimony and child support? This article and video explain spousal maintenance (alimony) in Washington State.