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).
Mud Butte is an unincorporated community in northern Meade County, South Dakota, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 212 northeast of the city of Sturgis, the county seat of Meade County. Its elevation is 2,871 feet (875 m), and it is located at 45°0′17″N 102°52′40″W / 45.00472°N 102.87778°W / 45.00472; -102.87778 (45.0047115, -102.8776692). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 57758.