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).
Norwood is a town and census-designated place in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 28,587. The community was named after Norwood, England. Norwood is on the Neponset River which runs all the way to Boston Harbor from Foxborough.