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).
Medina is a village in Orleans County, New York, United States. The population was 6,415 at the 2000 census. The village was named by its surveyor. It is part of the Rochester Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Village of Medina straddles the two Towns of Shelby and Ridgeway and its residents are also residents of one of the two towns. The Erie Canal passes through the village. A branch campus of Genesee Community College is located in Medina.