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).
Argyle is a village in Maries and Osage counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 164 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town. The Osage County part of Argyle is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.