Spring is not only the time to get your house and backyard in order for the summer, it is the season to address some annual family law matters, including income tax deductions, child support reviews and summer parenting.

Spring Cleaning – Family Law

Spring is not only the time to get your house and backyard in order for the summer, it is the season to address some annual family law matters, including income tax deductions, child support reviews and summer parenting.

It is possible to claim legal fees paid in the preceding tax year on your income tax return if those fees were incurred to:

1. Establish the amount of child or spousal support payments from a former spouse or common-law partner;
2. Establish the amount of child or spousal support payments from the legal parent of a child (who is not your current or former spouse or common-law partner) where the support is payable under the terms of a court order;
3. Seek an increase in child or spousal support payments;
4. Defend against a reduction in child or spousal support payments;
5. Collect late child or spousal support payments; or
6. Request that child support payments be non-taxable.

In the event you paid legal fees for any of the above in 2021, contact your legal counsel and request a letter confirming how much of the total amount of legal fees you paid were in relation to any of the above. 

Thank you for tuning into our Spring Cleaning series.  If you have questions or would like to speak to a family lawyer about family law issues we can help you, please reach out to our family law team at www.mckercher.ca/familylawsask.