Are legal fees for divorce tax deductible in 2019?
Are divorce legal fees tax deductible in 2019? Can I deduct a divorce settlement on my taxes? Legal Fees for Divorce: What’s Deductible? What kind of legal fees are tax deductible? Mason Comment 1: Although I am a CPA, I hire a CPA to do my taxes. Why? I can’t keep up with all of […]
Job Search & Interview Tips for Law Students
- At June 04, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In Family Law, Recommended Reading
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=V6i0yufw7E8Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Job Search & Interview Tips for Law Students (https://youtube.com/watch?v=V6i0yufw7E8) Like & Share Video Transcript: Hi, my name is Miles Mason. I’ve been a family lawyer, self-employed for over 25 years. I’ve interviewed lots of law students. I’ve talked with law students about advice. I’ve yelled at law […]
Family Law is a Career with Meaning & Purpose
- At May 13, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In Family Law
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=bHHbIUCjTMIVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Family Law is a Career with Meaning & Purpose (https://youtube.com/watch?v=bHHbIUCjTMI) What is a Day in the Life of a Family Lawyer really like “in the trenches?” What do family lawyers do on a daily basis? Is family law a good career? What are the benefits of being […]
Forensic Accountants’ Full Employment Act: Appreciation of Separate Property
https://youtube.com/watch?v=fEO3DSqeDU4Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Forensic Accountants' Full Employment Act: Appreciation of Separate Property (https://youtube.com/watch?v=fEO3DSqeDU4) The Forensic Accountants’ Full Employment Act is Appreciation of Separate Property. Appreciation of separate property can present one of the most difficult financial and legal issues family lawyers can face. Help from a forensic accountant can make […]
House Held Marital, But Husband Gets Back Down Payment
Tennessee case summary on property division in divorce. Wife v. Husband (No. E2018-00175-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Mar. 3, 2020). Names removed upon request of a party. Prior to their 2013 marriage, the husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were living in a home owned by the husband and leased by the wife. The […]
Deducting Costs of Getting a Divorce
- At April 25, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Divorce Tips
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Deducting Costs of Getting a Divorce. The IRS takes a dim view of deducting legal costs of divorce. Got it? But what if you are a business owner defending your ownership interest? Is that different? Also, see the discussion below about adding certain expenses to the tax basis of your assets. Mason Comment 1: Although […]
Violation of Automatic Injunction Doesn’t Mean Windfall
- At March 23, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on mandatory injunctions in divorce. Rose Coleman v. Bryan Olson Under Tennessee law, a party in a divorce case is not allowed to modify an insurance policy without the consent of the other spouse or the court. The wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, changed the beneficiary of her life insurance […]
Mom Loses Husband, Job, Home & Custody
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. In Re Jonathan S. The child in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case was born to unwed parents in 2009, several months after the parents’ relationship had come to an end. Under the 2014 permanent parenting plan, the mother was named the primary residential parent. The father lived in Michigan, […]
Court Docs From Another Case Not New Evidence For New Trial
Tennessee case summary on property division and standard for new trial in divorce. Sonya Lee Westbrooks v. Earl Lavon Westbrooks The husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case had been married for twenty years when the wife filed for divorce in 2013. The trial took place in 2017. The husband had a retirement […]
Divorce: Mortgages, Car Loans, and Joint Credit Cards
- At November 16, 2019
- By Miles Mason
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How do I get my name off the mortgage when getting a divorce? Getting your name off the mortgage as part of the divorce requires some planning to ensure it’s done quickly and properly. There are different ways to accomplish getting your name taken off the mortgage, but all depend upon the property award in […]
