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).
Gettysburg is a city in Potter County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,352 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Potter County. Gettysburg area historical tornado activity is 42 percent less than the overall U.S. average. The most successful American horse trainer, Steve Asmussen of Laredo, Texas, was born in Gettysburg in 1965.