objektiivses tähenduses: õigusnormide kogum, millega korraldatakse perekonnaliikmete isiklikke ja varalisi suhteid; subjektiivses tähenduses: õigused perekonnaliikmete suhtes
branch or speciality of law, also denominated "domestic relations" law, concerned with suchsubjects as adoption, amendment, divorce, separation, paternity, custody, support and child care
We only need to look at the questions put in the European Parliament not only on dissolution of marriages but also on more general aspects of family law (marriage contracts, paternity, child abduction, adoption, etc.)