Unlike child support, spousal support is often very difficult (if not impossible) to modify after the divorce is final, so getting it right the first time is a must!
[quote]Yes, it was included in our divorce. He then filed BK, and they came after me. Its the principle for me. For 26 + years my world was he and my children. My vows were honored by me, and I believed he felt the same way, so I decided I didn't need to further my education either. Silly of me, but I was looking through rose colored glasses! Through the divorce, I wasn't looking to squeeze every penny I could from him, I just wanted what was fair. And all I did walk away from that was a small amount of SS for the rest of my life, or until I die... Looks like he may betray me yet again... [/quote]
Since it was included in the divorce, you can go after him for what you ended up paying the IRS. I would file a countermotion requesting that his motion for termination of spousal support be dismissed (he agreed to lifetime or remarriage) and that he fulfill his legal obligation of taking on the IRS debt by reimbursing you.