CarolynM, I saw this note you wrote stating that legal fees paid by families to obtain special education services are not deductible, but no context was provided to interpret your response. I've read elsewhere on the internet that if the services are deductible as medical expenses (which special education tuition, tutoring, and therapies are in at least some circumstances), then legal fees to obtain those services from a school district or other denying agency would be deductible to the extent they are not reimbursed. In one comment I read that the family would have had to win the case - i.e. they could not deduct legal fees for a case they lost trying to obtain special education services. But when a case is won and there are out of pocket legal fees resulting it seems that some advisors online believe the costs are tax deductible if the services qualify for deduction as medical expenses. Please comment! Thank you.
