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	<title>Law Office of Lawrence Ballew &#187; Divorce</title>
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		<title>What is a Parenting Plan?</title>
		<link>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2012/01/what-is-a-parenting-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<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>
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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>
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				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></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>
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		<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>
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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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Representation style]]></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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		<title>How Alimony is Calculated in Tennessee</title>
		<link>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2010/11/how-alimony-is-calculated-in-tennessee/</link>
		<comments>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2010/11/how-alimony-is-calculated-in-tennessee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discovery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[alimony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attorney]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Among the various decisions and surprises that you may face as part of your divorce is establishing how much alimony will be paid by one spouse to the other.  This can be a vexing problem because where child support is set using a cut-and-dry calculation, alimony is determined using a much more subjective procedure.]]></description>
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		<title>Lose the Spouse, Sell the House</title>
		<link>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2010/10/lose-the-spouse-sell-the-house/</link>
		<comments>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2010/10/lose-the-spouse-sell-the-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marital debt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The easy way out in a divorce is for the two parties to negotiate and agree that the husband will pay certain debts, and the wife will pay certain other debts.  The problem is, unless you arrange to have your name removed from joint accounts, you might find yourself responsible for more debt than you bargained for.]]></description>
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		<title>How Discovery Can Help Win Your Case</title>
		<link>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2010/10/how-discovery-can-help-win-your-case/</link>
		<comments>http://ballewlawoffice.com/2010/10/how-discovery-can-help-win-your-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property Division]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawyers use a lot of tools and techniques to build their client's divorce case, but one of the most useful (and sometimes most feared) is the discovery process.  Discovery is so useful that some attorney's use it as a threat.  Find out how discovery can help your case.]]></description>
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