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).
Medina is a city in Stutsman County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 335 at the 2000 census. Medina was founded in 1899. Medina was the location of a fatal shootout between tax protestor Gordon Kahl and U.S. Marshals.