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).
Clyde is a village in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 2,269 at the 2000 census. The Village of Clyde is in the Town of Galen and is northeast of Geneva, NY. Clyde is approximately equidistant between the cities of Rochester and Syracuse, NY.