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).
Powers is a city in Coos County, Oregon, United States. The population was 734 at the 2000 census. It is 21 miles south of Oregon Route 42 at Myrtle Point on Powers Highway (also known as Forest Road 33, on the south fork of the Coquille River.