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).
Cool (formerly, Cave Valley) is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, about 70 miles from Sacramento, the state capital. Cool is at an elevation of 1532 feet (467 m). The population is about 2527, and the community is inside area code 530 with a ZIP code of 95614.