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).
For the Town of Sheldon in Monroe County, Wisconsin, see Sheldon, Monroe County, Wisconsin. Sheldon is a village in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 256 at the 2000 census. Sheldon is located on the north bank of the Jump River.