IN FACT AND IN LAW
Obtaining, varying, enforcing, or rescinding a child or spousal support order: have you deducted your legal fees this year?
By :
Marie-Claude Armstrong, Julie Brisson - March 2010
Specific rules apply to the deductibility of legal costs incurred to obtain, vary, enforce or rescind a child or spousal support order. These rules are identical whether one is dealing with child or spousal support orders or agreements. However, the federal and provincial rules pertaining to the deductibility of legal costs differ.
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