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).
Shell Knob is a census-designated place (CDP) in White River Township in Barry and Alpine Township in Stone counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 1,393 at the 2000 census. The Stone County portion of Shell Knob is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.