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).
Henniker is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 4,433. Henniker is home to New England College, Ames State Forest and Craney Hill State Forest. The town includes the villages of Henniker, where over 36% of the population resides, and West Henniker.