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).
Walnut Shade is an unincorporated community in Taney County, Missouri, United States. It is about six miles northwest of Forsyth on U.S. Route 160. Walnut Shade is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.