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).
Churchs Ferry is a city in Ramsey County, North Dakota, in the United States. The population was 77 at the 2000 census. Churchs Ferry was founded in 1886. Due to the prolonged flooding of nearby Devil's Lake, most of the city has been evacuated.