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).
Tecumseh is an unincorporated community in eastern Ozark County, Missouri. It is located on Norfork Lake about ten miles east of Gainesville on U.S. Highway 160. It was named for Tecumseh, a Shawnee Indian chief who settled in the general area.