Family law

Family law (also called Matrimonial Law) is an area of the law that deals with family matters and domestic relations, including:

• Marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships
• Adoption and surrogacy
• Child abuse and child abduction
• The termination of relationships and ancillary matters, including divorce, annulment, property settlements, alimony, child custody and visitation, child support and alimony awards.
• Juvenile adjudication
• Paternity testing and paternity fraud