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	<title>Nashville Attorney Lawrence Ballew &#187; Divorce</title>
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		<title>Alabama Tries to Make it More Difficult to Get a Divorce</title>
		<link>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2012/04/alabama-tries-to-make-it-more-difficult-to-get-a-divorce/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staying married]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bill proposed by lawmakers in Alabama would create a &#8220;covenant marriage&#8220;, which would make obtaining a divorce more difficult for the couple.  The optional marriage would require the couple to attend marriage counseling before they get married, and they would also be required to attend marriage counseling before they could file for divorce.  Also, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Alimony?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal Separation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property Division]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alimony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spousal support]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Alimony is a legal obligation of one spouse to provide support to the other spouse after a divorce or legal separation.  Most often, this support is in the form of monthly payments of a set amount.]]></description>
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		<title>Extramarital Affairs and Dissipation of Marital Assets</title>
		<link>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2012/02/extramarital-affairs-and-dissipation-of-marital-assets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marital property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dissipation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marital]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fairly common problem can arise when one spouse had previously spent a bunch of money on their new lover, leaving less money in the joint accounts to split.  It doesn't seem fair that the innocent spouse should be left with less money due to the affair, but how can the court equalize the distribution?]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Parenting Plan?</title>
		<link>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2012/01/what-is-a-parenting-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2012/01/what-is-a-parenting-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child Custody & Visitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parental rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Custody]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A parenting plan is a document that will describe how you and your spouse will share the parenting responsibilities, as well as define who will be making certain decisions, and paying expenses, among other matters.]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Marital Dissolution Agreement?</title>
		<link>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2011/10/what-is-a-marital-dissolution-agreement/</link>
		<comments>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2011/10/what-is-a-marital-dissolution-agreement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marital debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property Division]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alimony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agreement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attorney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contract]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dissolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[irreconcilable differences]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A marital dissolution agreement (sometimes called an &#8220;MDA&#8221;) is a document used in irreconcilable differences divorces.  It&#8217;s basically a contract between a husband and wife to end their marriage and divide all the marital property and marital debts.  In order to properly draft your MDA, your lawyer will need a lot of information about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Division of Marital Debt in Tennessee</title>
		<link>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2011/07/division-of-marital-debt-in-tennessee/</link>
		<comments>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2011/07/division-of-marital-debt-in-tennessee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consultation with attorney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marital debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property Division]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staying married]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[division]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marital assets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve previously explained how Tennessee courts will divide marital assets during a divorce, and I clarified how the court will divide property that was purchased after the parties separate, but before their divorce was final.  That&#8217;s great, but what about debt?  With the economy the way it is, many couples have a significant amount of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Posting Pictures That Cause &#8220;Emotional Distress&#8221; is Now Harassment</title>
		<link>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2011/06/posting-pictures-that-cause-emotional-distress-is-now-harassment/</link>
		<comments>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2011/06/posting-pictures-that-cause-emotional-distress-is-now-harassment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harassment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pictures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[video]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tennessee has revised the "harassment" statute to include language that makes it illegal to communicate "with another person or [transmit] or [display] an image in a manner in which there is a reasonable expectation that the image will be viewed by the victim"]]></description>
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		<title>When Can Alimony Payments Stop?</title>
		<link>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2011/03/when-can-alimony-payments-stop/</link>
		<comments>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2011/03/when-can-alimony-payments-stop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alimony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce attorney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[modify]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post-divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[terminate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ballewlawoffice.com/?p=823</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After a few years of paying alimony, you might say to yourself "I've been paying all this money to my ex-spouse for a long time.  The situation is a lot different than it was when we got divorced.  Can I stop paying the alimony?"]]></description>
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		<title>Child Custody and Divorce</title>
		<link>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2011/02/child-custody-and-divorce/</link>
		<comments>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2011/02/child-custody-and-divorce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child Custody & Visitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children with Special Needs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parental rights]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cases involving custody are often the most heated, time consuming, and most expensive cases in the Family Court.  Very often, the court finds itself trying to decide between two people who love their kids and want what's best for the children.  How does the court do this?]]></description>
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		<title>Why Lawyers Should be Working to Reduce Conflict</title>
		<link>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2010/12/why-lawyers-should-be-working-to-reduce-conflict/</link>
		<comments>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2010/12/why-lawyers-should-be-working-to-reduce-conflict/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Representation style]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aggressive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assertive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conflict resolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[encouraging conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jack wagon lawyers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aggression can have it's place, but often outright aggression serves little purpose beyond causing delays, more conflict, and more expense.  Believe it or not, attorneys are bound by ethical standards which require us to move your case along and keep fees reasonable.]]></description>
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