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).
Highland Lakes is an unincorporated area and census-designated place located within Vernon Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The population was 5,051 at the 2000 census. Highland Lakes also has its own Post Office with the ZIP Code for Highland Lakes being 07422.