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).
Murphy is an unincorporated community in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. The county seat of Owyhee County, it is one of the smallest county seats nationwide. Murphy formed around a railhead of the Boise, Nampa and Owyhee Railroad built in 1899. The town succeeded Silver City as county seat in 1934. The railroad operated until 1947. The community is named after Cornelius "Con" Murphy, a Boise, Nampa and Owyhee Railroad crew boss. Murphy is located 25 miles south of Nampa. Murphy is part of the Boise City–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.