code: public static Element getChild(final String name, final Element root) {
  		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  		List<Element> allChildren = root.getChildren();
  		for (Element child : allChildren) {
  			if (child.getName().equals(name)) {
  				return child;
  			}
  		}
  		return null;
  	}
docs: Searches for the Child with the given name ignoring namespaces
  
  @return the Child with the name ignoring namespaces