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).
Ackerly is a city in Dawson and Martin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 245 at the 2000 census. The town was named for Paul Ackerly, who founded it following the division of Slaughter Ranch into farming tracts.