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).
Adel is a city in Cook County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,307 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Cook County. Legend says that the city's name was derived from the middle letters of Philadelphia .