Family law is a broad area of law that encompasses matters related to the marital relationship, children and property. The most common encounter with family law is typically divorce, which is the legal method to dissolve a marital relationship and includes the division of assets and debts between the couple. It may also involve creating orders for custody of children and support for those children. However, there are many varieties of actions that touch peoples lives in family law. It addresses marriage in the LGBTQ+ community, children born outside of marriage, name changes for children, adoption (child and adult), and many others.
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