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).
Bethel is a town in Sullivan County, New York, USA. The population has been estimated at 4,532 in 2007. The town received worldwide fame after it became the host of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, which was originally planned for Woodstock, New York, but was relocated to Bethel after Woodstock withdrew.