I have a client who made a change to his pre-2018 alimony.  The court order dated August 21 stipulated a change to the amount and an end date to further alimony AND further ordered that alimony "shall continue to be includable in income of the recipient and deductible by the payor"

Will the IRS honor this kind of agreement?  I'm not sure how to report this.

Opinions?

Thank you