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The Best Episodes of Family Law

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The Best Episodes of Family Law

Lawyer and recovering alcoholic Abigail Bianchi is struggling to put her career and family back together after hitting rock bottom. As a condition of her...

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  1. Background image for All Happy Families
    8.5/10(97 votes)

    #1 - All Happy Families

    S2:E10

    Abby finds herself torn between her a lucrative offer from her former firm, and her new life at Svensson and Svensson; Lucy fights for status as Harmony's parent and asks Abby to represent her.

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    Director:Andy Mikita
  2. Background image for Family History
    8.4/10(93 votes)

    #2 - Family History

    S2:E8

    Abby can't help but intervene when she discovers Jerri's daughter won't let Jerri meet her grandchild, but Abby's meddling reopens old wounds from Jerri's past.

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    8.3/10(124 votes)

    #3 - Legacy

    S1:E10

    When Svensson and Associates' receptionist Nina discovers she is not her father's biological daughter, Abigail builds a case against the fertility clinic where Nina was conceived. Synopsis: After Nina discovers she is not her father's biological daughter, Abigail traces a history of malpractice at the fertility clinic where Nina was conceived. Abigail predicts a huge civil claim case, which means lots of capital for the firm - but she tells Harry she will only work on the case with Daniel, who is leaving. Meanwhile, Lucy is fully committing to parenthood as Maggie embarks on in-vitro, and Harry weighs an exciting new relationship against the prospect of losing his kids. Abigail prepares to move back home with Frank and the kids, but is Frank having second thoughts?

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    Director:Andy Mikita
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    8.3/10(92 votes)

    #4 - Acting Out

    S2:E9

    The firm represents Charisma Singhal, a young superstar whose reckless behavior has led her older brother to push for a conservator-ship, a la Britney Spears.

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    8.1/10(97 votes)

    #5 - Return to Sender

    S2:E4

    The lawyers represent a mail-order bride whose husband wants to annul the marriage and have her deported.

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  6. Background image for Fifty Shades of Judginess
    8.1/10(100 votes)

    #6 - Fifty Shades of Judginess

    S2:E5

    The firm represents Phaedra, a recent widow, in an estate dispute. Her late husband's daughter, wants her out of the will because they met while her mother was still alive and Phaedra was his escort.

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    Director:Gail Harvey
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  8. Background image for Wicked Games
    8.1/10(93 votes)

    #7 - Wicked Games

    S2:E6

    Separated from her kids, Abby throws herself into helping Jessie, a woman who claims that her ex-husband is harassing her; Abby and Daniel suspect she is doing it to herself.

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    Director:Gail Harvey
    Writer:Ken Craw
  9. Background image for Arrested Development
    8.1/10(79 votes)

    #8 - Arrested Development

    S2:E7

    Abby and Daniel represent Drew, a 40-year-old man whose parents want to evict him from their basement.

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    Director:David Frazee
    Writer:Ken Craw
  10. Background image for Blame it on the Mother
    8.0/10(110 votes)

    #9 - Blame it on the Mother

    S1:E9

    Abigail and Daniel represent Trish and Kim, two sisters who are being sued by their estranged mother for parental support. To win their case, the lawyers must prove that Trish and Kim's estrangement from their mother is due to her emotional abuse. Surprisingly, Abigail finds herself identifying with their imperfect mother because she has been such an imperfect one herself. Meanwhile, Daniel debates leaving Svensson for a rival firm; Lucy is melancholic as her deceased mother's birthday approaches; and Harry goes viral after making a public gaffe that is #problematic. And Abigail is hopeful when Frank agrees to adjust both their custody arrangement, and their living situation.

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    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Sarah Dodd
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    8.0/10(107 votes)

    #10 - Under the Influence

    S2:E3

    Abby and Daniel represent a woman whose divorce gets ugly when her ex-husband accuses her of being in a cult.

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    7.9/10(118 votes)

    #11 - Baby Off Board

    S1:E6

    The lawyers are bewildered when a young couple begs them to reverse an adoption after learning about the baby's serious health issues. Abigail determines that the father, Ajay, is driving the decision, and convinces the mother, Jane to fight to keep the baby. Meanwhile, Daniel makes his case for Harry to promote him to partner, after breaking it off with Danielle. Lucy and Maggie's differences over starting a family come to a head while Abigail and Frank have to deal with their own parenting issues when Sofia is caught making out with a boy Abby calls "Charles Manson kid.

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    7.9/10(128 votes)

    #12 - Three's Company

    S1:E7

    Abigail and Daniel represent Bailey, a soon-to-be-starving-again artist who was once the unicorn (third) in a polyamorous relationship. Bailey believes he is owed spousal support for taking care of the home while Crystal Steele, one of his former partners, built her empire as a notorious right-wing personality. Crystal will not acknowledge the relationship. And when a verbal spar prompts Abigail to behave unethically, Crystal retaliates by unleashing her alt-right trolls onto Bailey and the firm. Harry is not amused. During the crisis that ensues, Daniel regrets dumping Danielle and tries to reach out. And after Abby gets doxxed, Frank and the kids are forced to stay with her at her mother's place - prompting Frank and Abby to draw closer.

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    Writer:Ken Craw
  14. Background image for Until Death Do Us Part
    7.8/10(124 votes)

    #13 - Until Death Do Us Part

    S1:E5

    Abigail and Daniel represent Ira, who wants his wife Helen moved from a care home that he claims is worsening her Alzheimer's. But because his daughter doesn't want Helen moved and holds power of attorney, Ira must challenge her in court. The more the lawyers witness, the more they wonder about Ira's true motivations. The case, and his own family, make Daniel start to question his commitment to Danielle. Meanwhile, Lucy tries to maintain a sliver of sanity when her in-laws stay over. And Harry forces Abigail to represent him in a (deeply embarrassing) personal injury case.

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    7.8/10(112 votes)

    #14 - Truthiness

    S1:E8

    Abigail is in over her head when she agrees to defend her friend Elaine, who turns out to be an anti-vaxxer. Elaine's ex-husband refuses to allow their daughter to fly to Germany without first being vaccinated. As Abigail finds a way to challenge this (perfectly reasonable) request, she wonders if her loyalty to a friend is putting Elaine's daughter at risk. Even worse, Daniel is no help on the case. He is still bitter that Harry rejected his partnership proposal and has completely checked out. Meanwhile, Nico gets suspended for forgery, forcing Abby and Frank to reconsider their parenting plan, and Lucy considers confessing to Maggie about her affair.

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  16. Background image for Revisionist History
    7.8/10(117 votes)

    #15 - Revisionist History

    S2:E1

    Still reeling from finding out about Frank's continued affair, Abby seeks justice for a debt-ridden widow whose husband might have faked his own death.

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    Director:Andy Mikita
  17. Background image for Addicted to Love
    7.7/10(150 votes)

    #16 - Addicted to Love

    S1:E3

    Abigail and Daniel defend a mother who may lose custody of her kids due to a gaming addiction. Abby continues to deny her own addiction and pays the price for that denial.

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  18. Background image for Mama Don't Preach
    7.6/10(143 votes)

    #17 - Mama Don't Preach

    S1:E4

    Abigail and Daniel represent an out and proud teenager who seeks emancipation from his bigoted parents. But representing their client becomes a challenge when he disappears.

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    7.5/10(154 votes)

    #18 - Parenthood

    S1:E2

    Abigail and Daniel represent a couple with Down syndrome who must prove to authorities they are fit to raise their unborn child.

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    7.4/10(121 votes)

    #19 - I Now Pronoun You

    S2:E2

    Daniel and Abby represent a trans teenager whose grandfather wants to block her access to hormone replacement therapy.

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    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Corey Liu
  21. Background image for Sins of the Fathers
    7.3/10(202 votes)

    #20 - Sins of the Fathers

    S1:E1

    After an embarrassing alcoholic incident on her past, Abigail Bianchi returns to law as part of her fathers firm and is thrown in at the deep end, in the midst of family drama and extended family dynamics.

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    #21 - What Came First

    S3:E1

    Still dealing with the aftermath of her own divorce, Abby represents Hannah, whose ex-husband left her and now wants to use their last remaining embryo to start a new family.

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    Director:Andy Mikita
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    #22 - A River in Egypt

    S3:E2

    When a biased judge rules against Daniel's petition to have a scam marriage annulled, Abby uses Cecil as bait to trap the romance fraudster.

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    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Sarah Dodd
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    #23 - It's the End of the World as We Know It

    S3:E3

    Abby represents an environmental activist whose devotion to the cause might cost him custody of his children. Meanwhile, a meeting with an old flame lands Harry in trouble.

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    Writer:Ken Craw
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    #24 - Play It Straight

    S3:E4

    Abby finds herself playing both lawyer and counsellor as she helps a paranoid and deeply closeted actor avoid being outed to the public when his bitter ex writes a play about him.

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    Writer:Corey Liu
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    #25 - Between a Rock and a Hard Place

    S3:E5

    Abby scrambles to undo damage after she advises a pair of exhausted parents to surrender their autistic son to the Ministry for support and her clients are charged with neglect.

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Best Episodes Summary

"All Happy Families" is the best rated episode of "Family Law". It scored 8.5/10 based on 97 votes. Directed by Andy Mikita and written by Susin Nielsen, it aired on 7/31/2023. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Family History".