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The National Association of Women Lawyers was instrumental in convincing the American Bar Association to create a Family Law section in many state courts, and pushed strongly for no-fault divorce law around 1960 (cf. Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act). In 1969, California became the first U.S. state to pass a no-fault divorce law. [15]
For example, you cannot deduct fees for counseling, litigation or tax advice that you got during your divorce. The 2017 Trump tax plan also eliminated the deduction of legal expenses that were ...
The general rule in § 1041(a) is that no gain or loss shall be recognized on a transfer of property from an individual to a spouse; [1] or a transfer of property to a former spouse if the transfer is incident to the divorce. This rule also applies on a transfer of property from a trust for the benefit of a spouse or former spouse if the ...
The Married Women's Property Acts are laws enacted by the individual states of the United States beginning in 1839, usually under that name and sometimes, especially when extending the provisions of a Married Women's Property Act, under names describing a specific provision, such as the Married Women's Earnings Act. The Married Women's Property ...
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The right to receive property conveys ownership for tax Purposes. A decree of divorce transfers the right to that property by reason of the marriage and is also a transfer within a marriage. It makes no difference whether the property itself or equivalent compensation is transferred before, or after the decree dissolves the marriage.
The community property concept originated in civil law jurisdictions but is now also found in some common law jurisdictions. U.S. states with community property laws draw primarily from the marital property laws under the civil law of France and Spain. [10] Division of community property may take place by item by splitting all items or by values.
The U.S. tax code allows taxpayers to claim deductions that reduce taxable income, such as certain charitable contributions, mortgage interest, and state and local income, property, and sales taxes (such deductions which are subject to limitations including, but not limited to, the $10,000 state and local tax deduction limit and the 50% AGI ...