Hello again,
~s.o.s~ I implemented your solution for the regex hack for now, I was told to go this route so the project can move forward until I can research the issue with the serializer. Thanks for your help and input.

I'll try and post some of the content and explain more in depth when I get a chance.

If anyone else has ever run into issues with the serializer, i'd love to hear your issues or solutions.

Thanks,