This page is designed to give you an overview of family law and to stimulate your thinking about family law matters. Use it to help you make a list of questions to ask your lawyer. This page is not intended to replace a lawyer's advice. Divorce is also a part of Family Law, but as I have a separate page on divorce, this page is about the other areas of Family Law.
Divorce is the largest part of family law, but it is more than that.
Family law also includes annulment, paternity, spousal support, family violence injunctions and relief, adoption, modification of divorce decrees, and enforcement of support orders. For information on divorce, click here. Post-divorce modification and enforcement are part of this page, along with paternity, adoption, and other considerations. The legislature and the courts have gotten quite serious about enforcement of child support obligations. Many courts require that a wage withholding order be prepared at the time of divorce.