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).
"Rowlett" redirects here. For other uses, see Rowlett (disambiguation). Rowlett is a city in Dallas and Rockwall Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 44,503 at the 2000 census. It is a quiet upscale bedroom community near Dallas in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, located on Lake Ray Hubbard.