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).
Stonefort is a village in Saline and Williamson counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 292 at the 2000 census. Stonefort school system merged with Carrier Mills, and is platted on the face of a bluff or Stonefort Bluff.