diff --git a/src/Database/Concerns/HasRelationships.php b/src/Database/Concerns/HasRelationships.php
index c79e63e1e..069c8e943 100644
--- a/src/Database/Concerns/HasRelationships.php
+++ b/src/Database/Concerns/HasRelationships.php
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 <?php namespace Winter\Storm\Database\Concerns;
 
-use Winter\Storm\Support\Str;
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+use Winter\Storm\Database\Model;
+use Winter\Storm\Database\Relations\AttachMany;
+use Winter\Storm\Database\Relations\AttachOne;
 use Winter\Storm\Database\Relations\BelongsTo;
 use Winter\Storm\Database\Relations\BelongsToMany;
 use Winter\Storm\Database\Relations\HasMany;
+use Winter\Storm\Database\Relations\HasManyThrough;
 use Winter\Storm\Database\Relations\HasOne;
+use Winter\Storm\Database\Relations\HasOneThrough;
 use Winter\Storm\Database\Relations\MorphMany;
-use Winter\Storm\Database\Relations\MorphToMany;
-use Winter\Storm\Database\Relations\MorphTo;
 use Winter\Storm\Database\Relations\MorphOne;
-use Winter\Storm\Database\Relations\AttachMany;
-use Winter\Storm\Database\Relations\AttachOne;
-use Winter\Storm\Database\Relations\HasManyThrough;
-use Winter\Storm\Database\Relations\HasOneThrough;
-use InvalidArgumentException;
+use Winter\Storm\Database\Relations\MorphTo;
+use Winter\Storm\Database\Relations\MorphToMany;
+use Winter\Storm\Support\Str;
 
 trait HasRelationships
 {
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ trait HasRelationships
         'attachOne',
         'attachMany',
         'hasOneThrough',
-        'hasManyThrough'
+        'hasManyThrough',
     ];
 
     //
@@ -141,9 +142,8 @@ trait HasRelationships
     /**
      * Checks if model has a relationship by supplied name.
      * @param string $name Relation name
-     * @return bool
      */
-    public function hasRelation($name)
+    public function hasRelation($name): bool
     {
         return $this->getRelationDefinition($name) !== null;
     }
@@ -151,9 +151,8 @@ public function hasRelation($name)
     /**
      * Returns relationship details from a supplied name.
      * @param string $name Relation name
-     * @return array|null
      */
-    public function getRelationDefinition($name)
+    public function getRelationDefinition($name): ?array
     {
         if (($type = $this->getRelationType($name)) !== null) {
             return (array) $this->getRelationTypeDefinition($type, $name) + $this->getRelationDefaults($type);
@@ -195,9 +194,8 @@ public function getRelationTypeDefinition($type, $name)
 
     /**
      * Returns relationship details for all relations defined on this model.
-     * @return array
      */
-    public function getRelationDefinitions()
+    public function getRelationDefinitions(): array
     {
         $result = [];
 
@@ -219,10 +217,8 @@ public function getRelationDefinitions()
 
     /**
      * Returns a relationship type based on a supplied name.
-     * @param string $name Relation name
-     * @return string|null
      */
-    public function getRelationType($name)
+    public function getRelationType(string $name): ?string
     {
         foreach (static::$relationTypes as $type) {
             if ($this->getRelationTypeDefinition($type, $name) !== null) {
@@ -234,11 +230,9 @@ public function getRelationType($name)
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns a relation class object
-     * @param string $name Relation name
-     * @return \Winter\Storm\Database\Relations\Relation|null
+     * Returns a new instance of a related model
      */
-    public function makeRelation($name)
+    public function makeRelation(string $name): ?Model
     {
         $relationType = $this->getRelationType($name);
         $relation = $this->getRelationDefinition($name);
@@ -248,7 +242,7 @@ public function makeRelation($name)
         }
 
         $relationClass = $relation[0];
-        return new $relationClass();
+        return $this->newRelatedInstance($relationClass);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Database/Models/DeferredBinding.php b/src/Database/Models/DeferredBinding.php
index 5f2e1f113..ad7c37b0c 100644
--- a/src/Database/Models/DeferredBinding.php
+++ b/src/Database/Models/DeferredBinding.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php namespace Winter\Storm\Database\Models;
 
-use Exception;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
+use Exception;
 use Winter\Storm\Database\Model;
 
 /**
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ protected function findBindingRecord()
     /**
      * Cancel all deferred bindings to this model.
      */
-    public static function cancelDeferredActions($masterType, $sessionKey)
+    public static function cancelDeferredActions(string $masterType, string $sessionKey): void
     {
         $records = self::where('master_type', $masterType)
             ->where('session_key', $sessionKey)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public static function cancelDeferredActions($masterType, $sessionKey)
     /**
      * Delete this binding and cancel is actions
      */
-    public function deleteCancel()
+    public function deleteCancel(): void
     {
         $this->deleteSlaveRecord();
         $this->delete();
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public function deleteCancel()
     /**
      * Clean up orphan bindings.
      */
-    public static function cleanUp($days = 5)
+    public static function cleanUp(int $days = 5): void
     {
         $records = self::where('created_at', '<', Carbon::now()->subDays($days)->toDateTimeString())->get();
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public static function cleanUp($days = 5)
     /**
      * Logic to cancel a bindings action.
      */
-    protected function deleteSlaveRecord()
+    protected function deleteSlaveRecord(): void
     {
         /*
          * Try to delete unbound hasOne/hasMany records from the details table
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ protected function deleteSlaveRecord()
             if (!$relatedObj->$foreignKey) {
                 $relatedObj->delete();
             }
-        }
-        catch (Exception $ex) {
+        } catch (Exception $ex) {
             // Do nothing
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Database/Relations/BelongsTo.php b/src/Database/Relations/BelongsTo.php
index 1a133f6b1..f708d56a2 100644
--- a/src/Database/Relations/BelongsTo.php
+++ b/src/Database/Relations/BelongsTo.php
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ public function add(Model $model, $sessionKey = null)
     {
         if ($sessionKey === null) {
             $this->associate($model);
-        }
-        else {
+        } else {
             $this->child->bindDeferred($this->relationName, $model, $sessionKey);
         }
     }
@@ -48,8 +47,7 @@ public function remove(Model $model, $sessionKey = null)
     {
         if ($sessionKey === null) {
             $this->dissociate();
-        }
-        else {
+        } else {
             $this->child->unbindDeferred($this->relationName, $model, $sessionKey);
         }
     }
@@ -78,8 +76,7 @@ public function setSimpleValue($value)
 
             $this->associate($value);
             $this->child->setRelation($this->relationName, $value);
-        }
-        else {
+        } else {
             $this->child->setAttribute($this->getForeignKeyName(), $value);
             $this->child->reloadRelations($this->relationName);
         }
diff --git a/src/Database/Relations/Concerns/AttachOneOrMany.php b/src/Database/Relations/Concerns/AttachOneOrMany.php
index 22e761e44..760cd1d6b 100644
--- a/src/Database/Relations/Concerns/AttachOneOrMany.php
+++ b/src/Database/Relations/Concerns/AttachOneOrMany.php
@@ -216,8 +216,7 @@ public function add(Model $model, $sessionKey = null)
              *
              */
             $this->parent->fireEvent('model.relation.afterAdd', [$this->relationName, $model]);
-        }
-        else {
+        } else {
             $this->parent->bindDeferred($this->relationName, $model, $sessionKey);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Database/Relations/Concerns/BelongsOrMorphsToMany.php b/src/Database/Relations/Concerns/BelongsOrMorphsToMany.php
index 6b3e50698..e07d38281 100644
--- a/src/Database/Relations/Concerns/BelongsOrMorphsToMany.php
+++ b/src/Database/Relations/Concerns/BelongsOrMorphsToMany.php
@@ -243,8 +243,7 @@ public function add(Model $model, $sessionKey = null, $pivotData = [])
         if ($sessionKey === null || $sessionKey === false) {
             $this->attach($model, $pivotData);
             $this->parent->reloadRelations($this->relationName);
-        }
-        else {
+        } else {
             $this->parent->bindDeferred($this->relationName, $model, $sessionKey, $pivotData);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Database/Relations/Concerns/HasOneOrMany.php b/src/Database/Relations/Concerns/HasOneOrMany.php
index 918604cb9..b6fe905b1 100644
--- a/src/Database/Relations/Concerns/HasOneOrMany.php
+++ b/src/Database/Relations/Concerns/HasOneOrMany.php
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ public function add(Model $model, $sessionKey = null)
              *
              */
             $this->parent->fireEvent('model.relation.afterAdd', [$this->relationName, $model]);
-        }
-        else {
+        } else {
             $this->parent->bindDeferred($this->relationName, $model, $sessionKey);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Database/Relations/Concerns/MorphOneOrMany.php b/src/Database/Relations/Concerns/MorphOneOrMany.php
index 6add0dcb4..2bb7c49a1 100644
--- a/src/Database/Relations/Concerns/MorphOneOrMany.php
+++ b/src/Database/Relations/Concerns/MorphOneOrMany.php
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ public function add(Model $model, $sessionKey = null)
              *
              */
             $this->parent->fireEvent('model.relation.afterAdd', [$this->relationName, $model]);
-        }
-        else {
+        } else {
             $this->parent->bindDeferred($this->relationName, $model, $sessionKey);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Database/Traits/DeferredBinding.php b/src/Database/Traits/DeferredBinding.php
index e49750de2..af916f60a 100644
--- a/src/Database/Traits/DeferredBinding.php
+++ b/src/Database/Traits/DeferredBinding.php
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <?php namespace Winter\Storm\Database\Traits;
 
+use Winter\Storm\Database\Collection;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Winter\Storm\Database\Models\DeferredBinding as DeferredBindingModel;
 
 trait DeferredBinding
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ trait DeferredBinding
     /**
      * Returns true if a relation exists and can be deferred.
      */
-    public function isDeferrable($relationName)
+    public function isDeferrable(string $relationName): bool
     {
         if (!$this->hasRelation($relationName)) {
             return false;
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ public function isDeferrable($relationName)
     /**
      * Bind a deferred relationship to the supplied record.
      */
-    public function bindDeferred($relation, $record, $sessionKey, $pivotData = [])
+    public function bindDeferred(string $relation, Model $record, string $sessionKey, array $pivotData = []): DeferredBindingModel
     {
         $binding = new DeferredBindingModel;
         $binding->setConnection($this->getConnectionName());
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ public function bindDeferred($relation, $record, $sessionKey, $pivotData = [])
     /**
      * Unbind a deferred relationship to the supplied record.
      */
-    public function unbindDeferred($relation, $record, $sessionKey)
+    public function unbindDeferred(string $relation, Model $record, string $sessionKey): DeferredBindingModel
     {
         $binding = new DeferredBindingModel;
         $binding->setConnection($this->getConnectionName());
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ public function unbindDeferred($relation, $record, $sessionKey)
     /**
      * Cancel all deferred bindings to this model.
      */
-    public function cancelDeferred($sessionKey)
+    public function cancelDeferred(string $sessionKey): void
     {
         DeferredBindingModel::cancelDeferredActions(get_class($this), $sessionKey);
     }
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ public function cancelDeferred($sessionKey)
     /**
      * Commit all deferred bindings to this model.
      */
-    public function commitDeferred($sessionKey)
+    public function commitDeferred(string $sessionKey): void
     {
         $this->commitDeferredOfType($sessionKey);
         DeferredBindingModel::flushDuplicateCache();
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ public function commitDeferred($sessionKey)
      * It is a rare need to have to call this, since it only applies to the
      * "belongs to" relationship which generally does not need deferring.
      */
-    protected function commitDeferredBefore($sessionKey)
+    protected function commitDeferredBefore(string $sessionKey): void
     {
         $this->commitDeferredOfType($sessionKey, 'belongsTo');
     }
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ protected function commitDeferredBefore($sessionKey)
     /**
      * Internally used method to commit all deferred bindings after saving.
      */
-    protected function commitDeferredAfter($sessionKey)
+    protected function commitDeferredAfter(string $sessionKey): void
     {
         $this->commitDeferredOfType($sessionKey, null, 'belongsTo');
         DeferredBindingModel::flushDuplicateCache();
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ protected function commitDeferredAfter($sessionKey)
     /**
      * Internal method for committing deferred relations.
      */
-    protected function commitDeferredOfType($sessionKey, $include = null, $exclude = null)
+    protected function commitDeferredOfType(string $sessionKey, string|array|null $include = null, string|array|null $exclude = null): void
     {
         if (!strlen($sessionKey)) {
             return;
@@ -120,8 +122,7 @@ protected function commitDeferredOfType($sessionKey, $include = null, $exclude =
 
             if ($include) {
                 $allowedTypes = array_intersect($allowedTypes, (array) $include);
-            }
-            elseif ($exclude) {
+            } elseif ($exclude) {
                 $allowedTypes = array_diff($allowedTypes, (array) $exclude);
             }
 
@@ -132,8 +133,7 @@ protected function commitDeferredOfType($sessionKey, $include = null, $exclude =
             /*
              * Find the slave model
              */
-            $slaveClass = $binding->slave_type;
-            $slaveModel = new $slaveClass;
+            $slaveModel = $this->makeRelation($relationName) ?: new $binding->slave_type;
             $slaveModel = $slaveModel->find($binding->slave_id);
 
             if (!$slaveModel) {
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@ protected function commitDeferredOfType($sessionKey, $include = null, $exclude =
                 } else {
                     $relationObj->add($slaveModel);
                 }
-            }
-            else {
+            } else {
                 $relationObj->remove($slaveModel);
             }
 
@@ -163,9 +162,8 @@ protected function commitDeferredOfType($sessionKey, $include = null, $exclude =
 
     /**
      * Returns any outstanding binding records for this model.
-     * @return \Winter\Storm\Database\Collection
      */
-    protected function getDeferredBindingRecords($sessionKey)
+    protected function getDeferredBindingRecords(string $sessionKey): Collection
     {
         $binding = new DeferredBindingModel;
 
@@ -180,9 +178,8 @@ protected function getDeferredBindingRecords($sessionKey)
 
     /**
      * Returns all possible relation types that can be deferred.
-     * @return array
      */
-    protected function getDeferrableRelationTypes()
+    protected function getDeferrableRelationTypes(): array
     {
         return [
             'hasMany',