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).
Tyner, also called Center Hill, is an unincorporated community in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States about 20 miles (32 km) away from Elizabeth City and also about 100 miles (160 km) from Virginia Beach, Virginia.