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).
Slatedale is an unincorporated community in northern Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is 3.1 miles west of the borough of Slatington. Emergency Services The village of Slatedale is served by the Citizen's Fire Co #1, Slatedale for fire protection and Northern Valley EMS for ambulance services. ' Both towns are named after the large amount of slate found in the area.