Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations including the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships; issues arising during marriage, including spousal abuse, legitimacy, adoption, surrogacy, child abuse, and child abduction; the termination of the relationship and ancillary matters including divorce, annulment, property settlements, alimony, and parental responsibility orders (in the United States, child custody and visitation, child support and alimony awards).
Brookside is a former mining town, predominantly settled by Eastern European immigrants, located in western Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 1,393. The Mayor is Roger McCondiche, a retired Insurance Salesman.