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My son paid legal fees for increasing his Parenting time. Are those fee's deductible?

 
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My son paid legal fees for increasing his Parenting time. Are those fee's deductible?

No.  Sorry those are not deductible.  Only legal fees that are related to obtaining taxable income are deductible.

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

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My son paid legal fees for increasing his Parenting time. Are those fee's deductible?

No.  Sorry those are not deductible.  Only legal fees that are related to obtaining taxable income are deductible.

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

My son paid legal fees for increasing his Parenting time. Are those fee's deductible?

Thanks.  That was what I had read but his lawyers office said to check about the fees being deductible but obviously they were wrong...
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