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).
Wellsburg is a city in Brooke County, West Virginia, ZIP code 26070. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1990 it had a population of 3,385. The town was named for Alexander Wells, son-in-law of Charles Prather, builder of the first large flour warehouse in the east. The town was laid out in 1790, and its post office was opened on September 1, 1870. It is the county seat of Brooke County.