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).
Marlborough is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,009 at the 2000 census. The town is home to the Kensan-Devan Wildlife Sanctuary at Meetinghouse Pond. The primary settlement in town, where over 54% of the population resides, is defined as the Marlborough census-designated place (CDP) and is located at the junction of New Hampshire Routes 101 and 124.