Starting in $2023,$ Mr$.$ West must pay his former spouse $$20,000$ annually under a $2023$ divorce decree in the following amounts:

$$1,000$ a month for mortgage payments $($including principal and interest$)$ on a jointly$-$owned home

$$250$ a month for tuition fees paid to a private school until their son attains the age of $18$ or leaves the school prior to age $18$

$$5,000-$a$-$year cash payment to the former Mrs$.$ West

In addition to the above amounts, the former Mrs$.$ West also received in $2023$ a lump$-$sum amount of $$150,000$ from the sale of their other marital assets

Assume the parties did not file a joint return and were not members of the same household. Also, assume that there were no written statements between the parties as to how the amounts should be treated. What is the amount of Mr$.$ West's $2023$ alimony deductions?

A$.$ $$20,000$

B$.$ $$155,000$

C$.$ $$17,000$

D$.$ $$0$