Probably not. These likely are considered nondeductible personal expenses for you. Legal fees are usually deductible only if they are related to:
While there are no cases or rulings on this point, it may be possible for the impaired person to treat the legal fees as a deductible medical expense if he or she itemizes deductions (e.g., the conservator or guardian incurs the fees to get the taxpayer committed to a medical facility or treatment). If the impaired person is another taxpayer’s dependent, then the costs would be treated as the taxpayer’s medical expenses.
Items directly reducing income. Personal deductions such as for mortgage interest, state and local taxes, and charitable contributions are allowed only if deductions are itemized on Schedule A, but deductions such as for alimony, capital losses, moving expenses to a new job location, business losses, student loan interest, and IRA and Keogh deductions are deducted from gross income even if itemized deductions are not claimed.