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).
Kenedy is a city in Karnes County, Texas, United States, named for Mifflin Kenedy, who bought acres and wanted to develop a new town that would carry his name. The population was 3,487 at the 2000 census.