Key legal question
Whether maintenance payments to an adult child in education are deductible from taxable income.
Extracted holding
No. Such payments to an adult child fall under the general rule for family support duties: they are tax-free for the recipient and not deductible by the payer.
Extracted reasoning
The statutory exception for taxable alimony applies only to payments to a divorced or separated spouse and to children under parental authority. For adult children, the exception does not apply; the general rule governs.