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).
Garrett is a city in Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,760 at the 2005 census. Founded in 1875, Garrett was named for John W. Garrett (1820–1884), president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from 1858 to 1884.