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).
Alexander is a city in McKenzie County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 217 at the 2000 census. Alexander was founded in 1905 and is named after early North Dakota politician Alexander McKenzie.