"As much as he would probably deny it, I believe Master Bruce is almost as obsessive about family as he is about preventing crime." Alfred Pennyworth, A Death in the Family part 4

Batman, Robin, Nightwing, Azrael and Batgirl have recently been called the Bat Squad by DC, a Bat Squad first appeared in Brave and the Bold #92, but they and Oracle are just the modern incarnation of the Batman Family. DC has launched a new title after No Man's Land that will focus on the family: Gotham Knights.

This site looks at the modern histories of these characters and at their changing relationships.