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).
Brushton is a village in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 479 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Henry Brush, a land owner. The Village of Brushton in located in the Town of Moira and is west of the Village of Malone, the county seat.