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).
Ferdinand is a town in Ferdinand Township, Dubois County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,277 at the 2000 census. It was founded in 1840 by Joseph Kundek and named after Ferdinand I of Austria. Ferdinand is part of the Jasper Micropolitan Statistical Area.