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).
Finley is an unincorporated community in Lake County, California. It is located 3.5 miles (6 km) southeast of Lakeport, at an elevation of 1352 feet (412 m). The first post office at Finley opened in 1907. The name is for settler Samuel Finley Sylar.