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).
Eden Valley is a city in Meeker and Stearns counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 866 at the 2000 census. Most of Eden Valley is located in Meeker County. The Stearns County portion of Eden Valley is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.