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).
Albion is a town in Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 616 at the 2000 census. In the 2004 US presidential election, the precinct containing Albion and surrounding unincorporated areas cast 54.15% of its vote for Republican George W. Bush.