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).
Bland is a city in Gasconade and Osage counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 565 at the 2000 census. The Osage County portion of Bland is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.