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).
Lovingston is an unincorporated community in and the county seat of Nelson County, Virginia, United States. Its ZIP Code is 22949. Lovingston is part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area.