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).
Lodi is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Missouri, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 67 about thirteen miles northeast of Piedmont. The community was founded in 1893 and is named after Lodi, Italy.