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Cordell & Cordell CEO and Co-founder Joseph CordellCordell & Cordell Principal Partner Joseph Cordell provided the Huffington Post with answers to five commonly asked tax questions from divorced dads.

Divorce brings considerable changes to the way you file your taxes and which exemptions and deductions you can claim. What already is a complex and disconcerting tax process for many is exacerbated by a separation.

So read the divorce tax tips article on the “Five Most Common Tax Questions” to learn your filing status, who claims the dependency exemption, and whether you can deduct your divorce attorney’s fees.

Joseph E. Cordell, founder of Cordell & Cordell family law offices

Written by Joseph E. Cordell

Co-Founder, Principal Partner
Joseph E. Cordell, founder of Cordell & Cordell family law offices

Joseph E. Cordell is the Principal Partner at Cordell and Cordell, P.C., which he founded in 1990 with his wife, Yvonne. Over the past 25 years, the firm has grown to include more than 100 offices in 30 states, as well as internationally in the United Kingdom. Mr. Cordell is licensed to practice in the states of Illinois and Missouri and received his LL.M. from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Joseph E. Cordell was named one of the Top 10 Best Family Law Attorneys for Client Satisfaction in Missouri.

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