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).
Chadwick is a village in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. The population was 505 at the 2000 census, and only 475 as of the 2009 census. Chadwick has no stores, no gas station, and a single police officer.