If income from alimony is a tax concern, you may also want to revisit the balance between child support and alimony payments in your settlement.

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The settlement leaves NRG with a little over 92% of the project and CPS with the balance.

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Debt settlement, on the other hand, involves paying a debt counselor to negotiate a lesser balance which you then pay as a lump sum.

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