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).
Howard is an unincorporated community in southern Howard Township, Knox County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 40°24′27″N 82°19′37″W / 40.4075°N 82.32694°W / 40.4075; -82.32694. The United States Postal Service has assigned Howard the ZIP Code 43028. East Knox High School is located in Howard. It lies along U.S. Route 36. Howard is also the home of the East Knox Local School District board offices. The Kokosing Gap Trail runs through Howard, Ohio. Howard is located near Apple Valley, a planned community covering 3,770 acres in Howard and Brown Townships. Primarily a resort community, Apple Valley is the home of a golf course and a private 511 acre lake.