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).
Erie is a Statutory Town in Boulder and Weld counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The population was 6,291 at the 2000 census. Erie is located west of I-25 35 minutes from Denver International Airport, 25 minutes north of Denver and 15 minutes from Boulder. In the southern part of Erie, on Baseline Road, is Erie Municipal Airport.