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	<title>Law Office of Deborah J. Monaco</title>
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	<description>Akron Divorce Lawyer and Family Law Attorney Serving Summit County Ohio</description>
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		<title>Health Insurance Between Spouses</title>
		<link>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/11/12/health-insurance-between-spouses/</link>
		<comments>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/11/12/health-insurance-between-spouses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Attorney Monaco</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Health Insurance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By law, an employer is no longer obligated to provide health insurance coverage to an employee&#8217;s spouse once the employee and spouse are divorced.  However, through a federal law called COBRA, the employer may be obligated to provide the option for the spouse to continue coverage on his/her own, albeit at a significantly higher [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is there any way to save attorney’s fees?</title>
		<link>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/10/23/is-there-any-way-to-save-attorney%e2%80%99s-fees/</link>
		<comments>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/10/23/is-there-any-way-to-save-attorney%e2%80%99s-fees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Attorney Monaco</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Attorney's Fees]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yes.  You can save on the amount of attorney’s fees you incur by using your time with your attorney wisely.  Here are some examples.  Make effective use of telephone calls and emails—do not call your attorney just to “vent” about your spouse, call a friend instead.  Do as much of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How much will this cost?</title>
		<link>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/10/23/how-much-will-this-cost/</link>
		<comments>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/10/23/how-much-will-this-cost/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Attorney Monaco</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Attorney's Fees]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Clients frequently want to know what to expect in the way of attorney&#8217;s fees.  After I have consulted with a client regarding the nature of their legal issue, I will devise an action plan and indicate what the client can expect to pay for those services.  The amount of the fee ultimately depends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Standard Parenting Time Schedule</title>
		<link>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/10/06/the-standard-parenting-time-schedule/</link>
		<comments>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/10/06/the-standard-parenting-time-schedule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Attorney Monaco</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Visitation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ideally, the parenting time schedule for the non-residential parent is tailored to the needs of each family based upon the parents&#8217; work schedules and children&#8217;s school and activity schedules.  The reality is that there is not always enough time in a court hearing to review of all that information for purposes of crafting the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Modifying Parenting Time (Visitation)</title>
		<link>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/09/17/modifying-parenting-time-visitation/</link>
		<comments>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/09/17/modifying-parenting-time-visitation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Attorney Monaco</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Visitation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In order to modify a current parenting time order, the parent seeking the modification has the burden of demonstrating that the modification is in the child&#8217;s best interest.  Similarly, the parent seeking the modification as the burden of demonstrating that the new schedule being proposed is in the child&#8217;s best interest.
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		<title>Determining Parenting Time (Visitation)</title>
		<link>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/09/17/determining-parenting-time-visitation-2/</link>
		<comments>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/09/17/determining-parenting-time-visitation-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Attorney Monaco</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Visitation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ohio law refers to a parent’s right to spend time with his/her children as “parenting time,” although we still commonly hear references to the old terms “visitation” and “companionship.” Whenever the court determines that parenting time a parent should have with his/her children, the court is to consider all of the following factors:
(1) The prior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing for the Unexpected</title>
		<link>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/08/29/preparing-for-the-unexpected/</link>
		<comments>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/08/29/preparing-for-the-unexpected/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Attorney Monaco</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Preparing for Divorce]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No one expects to go to work on any given day but never return home, but that is what happened to the victims of September 11.  No one expects to lapse into a persistent vegetative state and never recover, as the Terri Shiavo case demonstrated.  No one expects to lose her life in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can a child support modification be denied?</title>
		<link>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/08/22/can-a-child-support-modification-be-denied/</link>
		<comments>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/08/22/can-a-child-support-modification-be-denied/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Attorney Monaco</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Child Support]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yes.  There are two circumstances that might result in a child support modification request being denied by the court.  (1)  A denial may occur when there has not been a big enough change in a parent&#8217;s financial circumstances.  This typically occurs when a change in one parent&#8217;s income is not sufficient [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What actions by an abuser enables a victim to obtain a Civil Protection Order?</title>
		<link>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/07/30/what-actions-by-an-abuser-enables-a-victim-to-obtain-a-civil-protection-order-2/</link>
		<comments>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/07/30/what-actions-by-an-abuser-enables-a-victim-to-obtain-a-civil-protection-order-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Attorney Monaco</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Domestic Violence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To obtain a Civil Protection Order, Ohio law requires the abuser to have committed domestic violence against the victim.  “Domestic violence” is defined as the occurrence of one or more of the following acts:
(a) Attempting to cause or recklessly causing bodily injury;
(b) Placing another person by the threat of force in fear of imminent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A family educator’s perspective…</title>
		<link>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/07/30/a-family-educator%e2%80%99s-perspective%e2%80%a6-2/</link>
		<comments>http://akronfamilylaw.com/blog/2008/07/30/a-family-educator%e2%80%99s-perspective%e2%80%a6-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Attorney Monaco</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Children's Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Family Educator, Nate Jensen, of Turning Point Family Services in North Platte, Nebraska, and indicates that children are harmed in the divorce process when parents:
1.	Pretend a divorce will not affect their children;
2.	Use the children as messengers to convey information to the other parent;
3.	Put children into adult roles for their own support;
4.	Demand that the children take [...]]]></description>
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