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).
Homewood is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California, on the west shore of Lake Tahoe. It is home to Homewood Mountain Resort. The community of Homewood has about 200 residents. Its ZIP code is 96141 and its area code 530.