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).
Slatersville is a village North Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States on the Branch River. It includes the Slatersville Historic District, a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Slatersville was affiliated with and named after Samuel Slater and John Slater (industrialist).