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).
Goodridge is a small city in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 98 at the 2000 census. The city is located within Goodridge Township, but is politically independent. Dave Brown was elected mayor in 2008 as a write-in candidate after no one filed to be on the ballot.