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).
Lowry City is a city in St. Clair County, Missouri, United States. The population was 728 at the 2000 census, although the sign states 743. Lowry City is the city where the Ozark Mountains meet the Great Plains.