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).
Saverton is an unincorporated community in eastern Ralls County, Missouri, United States. It is located on the Mississippi River about ten miles southeast of Hannibal. The community was founded in 1819 and is named for the Saverton family. Saverton is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.