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goodmama1
Feb 6, 2006, 11:03 AM
I went through a divorce in 2005. I spent about $10,000. The process covered everything from estate, tax issues, custody, and child support. What if any portion of this could be tax deductible?

AtlantaTaxExpert
Feb 6, 2006, 01:40 PM
GoodMama:

Sorry, none of the expenses are deductible.

The only time personal legal fees are deductible is when you receive an award which is deductible

OR

When the legal fees are of a nature to defend activities which produced taxable income.