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).
Waterford is an unincorporated village in the Catoctin Valley of Loudoun County, Virginia located along Catoctin Creek. Waterford is 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Leesburg and 47 miles (76 km) northwest of Washington, D.C.