Family law entails matters pertaining to household, parental, and child laws. Some of the subjects that are most commonly classified under family law include:
- Marriages, domestic partnerships and civil unions
- Child custody, child support, and alimony awards
- Divorce, property settlements, alimony and annulment
- Adoption
- Child protective proceedings
- Surrogacy: Law of the process of giving birth as a surrogate mother
- Paternity: Laws establishing whether paternity should be established or not. It also defines the management of paternity testing
- Juvenile law: Legal matters pertaining minors
Family laws are very expansive, including matters such as juvenile adjudication, emancipation, and paternity testing. The list above is not exhaustive as it varies depending on your jurisdiction.
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