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Deduction for Legal Fees

I think the answer is no, but I wanted to see if these legal fees would be deductible.I have a client who was being sued for child support. He spent about $10,000 in legal fees on this as it had gotten to the point that a court was going to garnish his wages. He finally wised up, got a court-approved paternity test and it was proven he is not the father.Are these fees deductible as an itemized deduction?Thanks in advance

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I think your answer is correct, no, as he is not defending any taxable income source.

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That is what I figured, but since it was a unique situation, I thought I would post it here

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