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).
Farmington is a town located in the northern part of Ontario County, New York, USA. The population was 10,585 at the 2000 census. Farmington is about twenty-five miles southeast of Rochester, NY. The town was named after Farmington, Connecticut.