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).
Defiance is a small village in Bedford County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The village is home to approximately 100 residents. It is located along Six Mile Run Road (State Route 1036) in Broad Top Township, Pennsylvania. There are five employers in Defiance: Broad Top Township (local government and road maintenance), United States Postal Service, Tri County Petroleum, The Defiance Station Store and Deli, and the Defiance Elementary School branch of Tussey Mountain School District.