diff --git a/edivorce/apps/core/templatetags/__init__.py b/edivorce/apps/core/templatetags/__init__.py
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diff --git a/edivorce/apps/core/templatetags/input_option.py b/edivorce/apps/core/templatetags/input_option.py
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+++ b/edivorce/apps/core/templatetags/input_option.py
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+from django import template
+
+register = template.Library()
+
+
+@register.simple_tag(takes_context=True)
+def input_option(context, type, name='', value='', **kwargs):
+    """
+    Usage:  when specifying data attributes in templates, use "data_" intead of "data-".
+    """
+    if type == "textarea":
+        tag = ['<textarea name="' + name + '"']
+
+        tag = additional_attributes(tag, **kwargs)
+
+        tag.append('>')
+
+        tag.append(context.get(name, ''))
+
+        tag.append('</textarea>')
+    else:
+        # set initial value for textbox
+        if type == "text":
+            value = context.get(name, '')
+        tag = ['<input type="' + type + '" name="' + name + '" value="' + value + '"']
+
+        tag = additional_attributes(tag, **kwargs)
+
+        # check if buttons should be selected by default
+        value_list = context.get(name, '').split('; ')
+
+        if value in value_list and value != '':
+            tag.append(' checked')
+
+        tag.append('>')
+
+    return ''.join(tag)
+
+
+def additional_attributes(tag, **kwargs):
+    for key, data_val in kwargs.items():
+        if str.startswith(key, 'data_'):
+            key = str.replace(key, 'data_', 'data-')
+        tag.append(' ' + key + '="' + data_val + '"')
+    return tag