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).
Lyon Mountain is a hamlet located in the Town of Dannemora in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 458 at the 2000 census. Lyon Mountain is in the western part of the town. The Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility, a minimum security prison, is located nearby.