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).
West Branch is a city in Cedar and Johnson counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 2,188 at the 2000 census. The Johnson County portion of West Branch is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area.