Family law covers a range of topics such as marriage, annulments, divorces, separation, domestic violence, premarital agreements, child support and custody, visitation rights, adoption, name changes, property division, alimony, and more. Disputes related to family law usually involve strong emotions that can hinder rational thinking. For example, when parties are in the mist of a divorce case, emotions such as anger, spite, pride and vengeance usually surface. A family law attorney can counsel a party in dealing with all aspects of family law and assist in navigating the various legal issues. Given that family law varies by state and country, and can change according to the political climate and sentiments of the time, one is best positioned to handle family law matters with the advice of good legal counsel.

• State-by-State U.S. Family Law Summary Charts
  American Bar Association: information on family law for all states.
• U.S. Family Law State-by-State Index
  Legal Information Institute (Cornell): locate family law by state.
• U.S. Citizens Overseas: Family Law & Child Protection Issues
  U.S. State Dept: judicial assistance for citizens overseas.

• Getting Married in Canada
  Service Canada: process for getting married.
• Obtaining a Divorce in Canada
  Service Canada: process for getting divorced.
• Getting Married in the U.K.
  U.K. Directgov: Marriage, cohabitation, civil partnership.
• Obtaining a Divorce in the U.K.
  U.K. Directgov: ending a marriage or civil parternship.
• Child Maintenance/Support in the U.K.
  U.K. Directgov: child support issues following a divorce.
• Getting Married to a Mexican Citizen
  National Migration Institute, Secretary of the Interior
• Getting Divorced in Mexico
  U.S. Embassy Mexico: contact local Civil Registry Office.

• How does child support work?
  

  Child support is a recurring payment by one parent (usually the parent who does not have custody of the child) to the other parent for the financial support of their child. Child support is most common in situations where the parents of a child are divorced or where both parents are not supporting the child with their ..