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).
Rodman is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 1,147 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a public official, Daniel Rodman. The Town of Rodman is at the southeastern border of the county and is south of Watertown.