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).
Chestnutridge is an unincorporated community in southern Christian County, Missouri and is located about fourteen miles south of Ozark. It is located on Route 176 about two miles west of U.S. Route 65. Chesnutridge is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.