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).
East Randolph is a village in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 630 at the 2000 census. The Village of East Randolph is adjacent to the northeast part of the Village of Randolph and is mostly within the Town of Randolph, with a small part inside the Town of Conewango. The mayor of East Randolph is Howard van Rensselaer. On March 16, 2010, referendums will be held in both the village of Randolph and East Randolph to dissolve each entity into the town of Randolph. If the referendum passes, the village will cease to exist after December 31, 2011.