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The Worst Episodes of Family Law

Family attorney and mom Lynn Holt has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together since her husband left her and...

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    #1 - Separation

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    S2:E13

    Randi and Joe fight to keep a set of newborn Siamese twins from being surgically separated; Lynn is upset when Michael's new girlfriend tries to bond with her kids.

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    #2 - Moving On

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    S3:E2

    Randy and Emily represent a former drug addict who is trying to reclaim custody of the children she signed away; Danni continues in her quest to adopt Rapheal; Despite everyone's objections, Joe continues his pro bono work.

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    #3 - Against All Odds

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    S3:E5

    When Joe is badly burned in a fire started by a teen who was trying to make drugs, Rex goes after the publisher of the book the boy was using; Emily hires a private investigator to test the fidelity of her client's husband---something Randi finds reprehensible. However, to her suprise, Randi finds herself attracted to the man.

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    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writer:N/A
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    #4 - Sacrifices

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    S3:E6

    Lynn fights to help a couple retain custody of their 14 children when DCF decides they can not adequately care for them; Randi represents a man seeking to maintain the amount of child support he receives from his ex-wife.

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    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:N/A
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    #5 - Security

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    S3:E8

    The firm takes on the case of an Arab-American, who works for the Department of Transportation, charged with espionage after he takes home a disk containing classified information.

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    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writer:N/A
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    #6 - No Options

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    S3:E9

    Randi helps a mentally unstable woman charged with murder after her children die after waiting in a locked car; Joe represents a woman whose kids were taken away because she left them alone at home while she worked; Rex and Lynn's relationship takes a suprising turn.

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    Director:Jerry Levine
    Writer:N/A
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    #7 - Sex, Lies, and the Internet

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    S3:E10

    Emily aids a woman who wants a divorce on the grounds that her husband committed adultery by carrying on a relationship with a woman over the Internet; Lynn defends a 40-year-old friend who is arrested for having sex with a 15-year-old boy; Randi starts dating a judge and then discovers he has a secret past that could end his career

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    Director:Oz Scott
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    #8 - Angel's Flight

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    S3:E11

    : A man sues his ex-wife for fraud when he learns the two boys he raised are not his biological sons; divorcing parents argue over who will get their son on Christmas day; a tall, skinny man sues a department store after the owner refuses to hire him as an elf.

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    Director:Max Mayer
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    #9 - To Protect and To Serve

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    S3:E13

    The firm sues the local police department when Naoise is fatally injured after being caught in gangster gunfire while visiting a client; Viveca helps a 85-year old woman gain custody of her 10-year old grandson.

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    Director:Fred Gerber
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    #10 - Arlene's Choice

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    S3:E14

    Under the glare of documentarians doing a film on stem cell research, the firm works together against the clock in representing a woman fighting for the right to have her unborn child delivered prematurely so that the infant's stem cells can be used to save the life of her older son who's dying from aplastic anemia; Viveca decides to keep her baby.

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    #11 - Children of a Lesser Dad

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    S3:E15

    Lynn and Emily fight to keep their client out of jail on the parole violation of fathering another child while being in arrears for child support of his other children. Joe and Viveca represent an old friend of Joe's who was arrested for drunk driving -- in his wheelchair. Lynn struggles with Michael over his not being there enough for their children. Rex offers to spend some quality time with Rupie so that Lynn can take Cassie to the ballet for her birthday. Rex and Rupie really hit it off, which draws Lynn and Rex even closer. Viveca decides to keep the baby. Although Joe agrees to support her in every way, he begins to have difficulty with the prospect of impending fatherhood.

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    Director:Oz Scott
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    #12 - Admissions

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    S3:E19

    Randi and Viveca represent a highly qualified high school senior who was passed over for college admittance in favor of a less qualified classmate under the college's legacy program. In court, Randi exposes how racially discriminatory the legacy policy is, leading to a victory for their client. Lynn is disturbed by Rex's strategy in defending his friend accused of rape, which causes her to question the wisdom of their relationship. After Joe goads her into meeting a man that she's been chatting with online for several months, Emily overcomes her initial reluctance to date someone who's not her type.

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    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writer:N/A
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    #13 - Ties That Bind

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    S3:E20

    Randi defends her cousin Marcie after she's arrested for abusing her Alzheimers-afflicted mother; when Joe goes to drastic measures to help a teenager get custody of his daughter, Emily comes up with the better solution; Cassie is suspended after she publishes an article in the school paper criticizing day care programs.

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    Director:Max Mayer
  15. 3.0/10(16 votes)

    #14 - Blood and Water

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    S3:E12

    Rex represents a bipolar 8-year-old boy who was given up by his adoptive parents because of his violent outbursts; Lynn and Naoise assist a priest in his efforts to gain custody of a daughter he never knew existed until the girl's mother died.

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    Director:Max Mayer
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  16. 4.9/10(12 votes)

    #15 - Celano v. Foster

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    S3:E16

    Viveca objects so strongly to Joe's representing a teacher who is contesting the validity of a statewide teacher's proficiency exam that she resigns from the firm and agrees to argue the case for the opposing side; Lynn and Rex petition the court to appoint a guardian ad litem for their 12 year old genius client, whose parents refuse to allow him to leave home to attend M.I.T.

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  17. 5.8/10(14 votes)

    #16 - Irreparable Harm

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    S3:E1

    Lynn represents a cancer patient who wants to be able to receive experimental medication banned by the FDA; Raphael again pleads with Danni to adopt him; two new associates join the firm; and Joe's overextending himself working on pro bono cases has a tragic consequence.

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  18. 6.4/10(10 votes)

    #17 - Games

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    S1:E7

    Danni and Rex take opposites sides of a case involving kids on a soccer team and their overzealous parents; Andres asks Randi's help in representing a friend who has money coming to him from a wealthy former client. But her testing of his skills makes Andres very uncomfortable; Lynn finds herself with a moral dilemma when she represents an Afghani couple trying to stay in the United States even though he is wanted for burglary in his homeland.

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    Director:N/A
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  19. 6.4/10(22 votes)

    #18 - Stealing Home

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    S1:E14

    Lynn represents a woman trying to keep her molester husband away from their daughter; Danni represents a celebrity hairstylist who mocked a client in front of a roomful of people.

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  20. 6.5/10(12 votes)

    #19 - Going Home

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    S2:E4

    Rex fights to get his schizophrenic brother released from the county mental hospital; Danni and Randi take opposite sides in an ugly custody case involving an emotionally disturbed 5-year-old. However the case takes a suprising turn when it's learned that the child was switched at birth with another.

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    Director:Fred Gerber
  21. 6.6/10(10 votes)

    #20 - Bringing up Babies

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    S2:E20

    Lynn and Randi help a woman who left her baby at the doorstep of Holt & Associates; The boy who Danni helped months ago asks her to be his foster mother.

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  22. 6.7/10(14 votes)

    #21 - The Quality of Mercy

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    S2:E14

    Lynn defends a man charged with manslaughter when he helps his terminally ill wife committ suicide; Viveca sues a beachfront property landlord for discrimination when he refuses her residency because she's a lawyer.

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  23. 6.8/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Alienation of Affection

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    S3:E21

    Joe and Emily represent an a would-be bride who refuses to sign a prenuptial agreement because she believes her fiance was having an affair; Viveca helps a couple adopt a child from a surrogate mother who is reneging on the deal; Rex and Lynn go to Las Vegas to get an annulment; Randi tries to find a dying man's beloved ""Muffin"".

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  24. 6.9/10(12 votes)

    #23 - Second Chance

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    S1:E21

    Lynn takes the case of a cop who broke a restraining order to be with his kids, something she later regrets, Danni pleads the case of a former childhood icon who refuses to give up his cherished puppet which he claims was given to him, Randi gets into a minor car accident and panics when she's accused of DUI.

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    Director:Fred Gerber
  25. 7.0/10(10 votes)

    #24 - Liar's Club (1)

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    S2:E15

    When a 19 year old student who worked for Joe over the summer is arrested for drug trafficking, the US Attorney offers him a deal: help nail a drug dealer and he can go free. Though Jamie is eager to take the deal and rat on one of Joe's former clients, Joe warns against it. Meanwhile Danni helps a 36 year old sue his rich parents for cutting off his allowance and against her better judgement finds herself falling for him,

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  26. 7.2/10(8 votes)

    #25 - Are You My Father?

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    S1:E16

    Lynn's case involving a woman suing a televangelist for child support takes a surprising turn; Danni represents a woman who wants custody of her daughter. The problem: the woman was formerly a man.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Separation" is the worst rated episode of "Family Law". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Fred Gerber, David Shore and written by Stephen Nathan, David Shore, it aired on 1/29/2001. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Moving On".