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).
Wellington is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. Located about 35 miles east of Kansas City, it is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The population was 784 at the 2000 census.