Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations including the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships; issues arising during marriage, including spousal abuse, legitimacy, adoption, surrogacy, child abuse, and child abduction; the termination of the relationship and ancillary matters including divorce, annulment, property settlements, alimony, and parental responsibility orders (in the United States, child custody and visitation, child support and alimony awards).
Branscomb is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County in the U.S. state California. It is located 8 miles (13 km) west-southwest of Laytonville, at an elevation of 1565 feet (477 m). It is located on a river terrace to the east of the South Fork Eel River.