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).
Montezuma is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,431 at the 2000 census. The Town of Montezuma is at the west border of Cayuga County and is northwest of Auburn, New York.