public Document getExistingDocument( String path ) throws ServiceException {
		Report.debug( "bezzotechcosign", "Entering getExistingDocument, passed in parameter(s):\n\tpath: " +
				path, null );
		Document dom = null;
		DocumentBuilderFactory documentBuilderFactory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
		try {
			DocumentBuilder documentBuilder = documentBuilderFactory.newDocumentBuilder();
			dom = documentBuilder.parse( path );
		}
		catch ( ParserConfigurationException e ) {
			throwFullError( e );
		}
		catch ( IOException e ) {
			throwFullError( e );
		}
		catch ( SAXException e ) {
			throwFullError( e );
		}
		return dom;
	}