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).
Helena is an unincorporated community in southeastern Andrew County, Missouri. It is located about twelve miles northeast of St. Joseph and is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. Helena has a park, an Elementary School, two Churches, and a Community Center.