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).
Navarro (formerly, Novarro and Navarro Ridge) is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located 18 miles (29 km) west of Ukiah, at an elevation of 269 feet (82 m). The Navarro Ridge post office opened in 1867, changed its name in 1888, and closed in 1902. The name Navarro was subsequently applied to a place 14 miles (23 km) east of the present town at Wendling.