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).
Andover is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,109 at the 2000 census. Andover includes the villages of Cilleyville, Potter Place, and East Andover, a resort on Highland Lake. The town is home to Ragged Mountain State Forest and Proctor Academy, a private coeducational preparatory school.