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).
Elsmore is a city situated in the southeastern part of Allen County, located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was 73 at the 2000 census, and it was estimated to be 68 in the year 2006.