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).
Bowman is a city in Bowman County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of Bowman County. The city is home to Bowman County High School. The population was 1,600 at the 2000 census. Bowman was founded in 1907.