The New York State Unified Court System offers free instruction booklets and forms for people starting a divorce. A foreign divorce can refer to a divorce in a state other than the one you live in or a divorce in another country.A US citizen payer should be allowed a deduction on his or her US tax return for alimony payments made to a nonresident. The sponsor has no choice but to sign the affidavit if he or she wants the alien family member to reside lawfully in the United States. You must be living separately for at least six months before filing for divorce. You may still live under the same roof, but not live and behave as a couple. Alimony includes all periodic payments people receive from ex-spouses. Alimony excludes one-time property settlements. 17. To change or terminate alimony in the OC, either the spouses can agree on a change, write it up and have a judge sign it into a new spousal support order. RNet provides information for Foreign Service retirees from all the Foreign Affairs agencies.