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).
Newmarket is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 8,027 at the 2000 census. Some residents are students and employees at the nearby University of New Hampshire in Durham. The primary settlement in town, where over 63% of the population resides, is defined as the Newmarket census-designated place, or CDP, and is located at the junction of New Hampshire Routes 108 and 152, adjacent to the Lamprey River.