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).
Julian is an unincorporated populated place on West Virginia Route 3 in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. It is just west of U.S. Route 119. Julian was named around 1900 for Julian Hill, a prominent land owner of the area. It was at one time known as Hill. The Little Coal River flows nearby.