If you prefer to work with a DOM based API, the JDom based backend can be used. But be aware; JDom is significantly slower than Stax (around factor 100).
Serializers should extend AbstractJDomSerializer.
<dependency> <groupId>com.cedarsoft.serialization</groupId> <artifactId>jdom</artifactId> <version>1.0.3</version> </dependency>