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		<description><![CDATA[Parenting teens under any circumstances will test your patience. But co-parenting teens who move between two households presents particular challenges. Here are a few practical issues to think about and actual language to use for your co-parenting plan. These suggestions are useful whether a separation or divorce occurs later in the life of the child [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the QT: A Few More Social Security Secrets</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston University economist Larry Kotlikoff&#8217;s Social Security Secrets have become one of the hottest online features ever at the NewsHour. He&#8217;s been building his list of secrets for the past two months at various web venues &#8212; the Huffington Post and Forbes.com &#8212; Making Sense incorporating reader feedback, learning more and passing it on to [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Social Security Handbook has 2,728 separate rules governing its benefits. And it has thousands upon thousands of explanations of those rules in its Program Operating Manual System, called the POMS, which provides guidance on implementing the 2,728 rules. Talk about a user&#8217;s nightmare! As a young economist, I did a fair amount of academic [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[An international child custody dispute that started in Alabama will be heard later this year by the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that could affect when American courts have jurisdiction in such cases and when they don&#8217;t. A federal judge in Alabama last year allowed a then-4-year-old girl to re­turn to Scotland with her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet ownership disputes can be as messy as child custody cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How the legal system treats animals has changed dramatically in recent decades. They&#8217;re protected by anti-cruelty laws. Their owners can bequeath fortunes to them. And their fate in a divorce, with rare exception, no longer hangs on &#8220;calling contests,&#8221; in which judges gave custody to the parties who could coax Fido to their side. For [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’re all familiar with couples who decide to live separately for awhile before actually getting divorced. And typically, these couples use this “trial separation” to decide whether or not they want to pursue formal legal action. These days, however, more and more couples are deciding to remain separated, rather than divorce –even after they know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Must-Do Steps For Women Who Want Financial Stability Post-Divorce</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Tate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What can you do to stay on the best path forward? Here are a few key steps to get you started towards financial stability post-divorce. Once your divorce settlement agreement is finalized, you will need to: Update accounts. Even though it may sound mundane, this financial housekeeping step is absolutely essential. If you changed your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT RE: OUR TWITTER FEED</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Tate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FYI, to anyone following our Twitter feed it appears that our Twitter account was hacked. We sincerely apologize for any spam or offensive tweets. PLEASE DON&#8221;T CLICK ON ANY OF THOSE LINKS. We have secured the account and are in the process of deleting all those tweets. Thank you for your patience.]]></description>
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