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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 took most of their joint law practice with him. Although

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Family Law Season 1 Episode 10 - Four Drops of Blood
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E10

    Rex defends a woman accused of murdering her one child and abusing the other; Randi represents the ""spokesman"" for Mr. Chips potato chips when he's fired for being too old; Lynn goes ""trolling"" for clients.

    Director:Michael Schultz
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Family Law Season 1 Episode 16 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Family Law Season 2 Episode 7 - For Love
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E7

    Rex defends his schizophrenic brother against a murder charge when he pushes someone into the path of an incoming car. But the job is made more difficult when his brother insists that he did nothing wrong and won't let him plead insanity; Lynn and Randi go to the INS in order to get Andres readmitted to the U.S. and end up learning a shocking secret.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Marjorie David

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  4. Family Law Season 2 Episode 9 - Echoes
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    S2:E9

    When Andres attacks a man his mother claims is the Chilean army colonel who killed her husband and tortured her 27 years ago, the firm sets out to prove that the man is a notorious war criminal.

    Director:Martha Mitchell
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Family Law Season 2 Episode 10 - Generations
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    S2:E10

    When Randi helps a battered woman get a restraining order against her husband, the Dept. of Children's Services decides that the woman is an unfit mother because she chose to stay with her abusive husband; Lynn is torn between acting as Cassie's mother or her friend; Danni gets another shot at becoming partner.

    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Family Law Season 2 Episode 11 - Intentions
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    S2:E11

    Danni defends a woman charged with murder when she miscarries her baby after a drinking binge. Though disgusted by her client's behavior, Danni feels she has to defend a pregnant woman's right to choose what to do with her body; Lynn represents a hooker seeking palimony from a longtime ex-boyfriend/client.

    Directors:David Shore, Richard J. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Family Law Season 2 Episode 13 - 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.

    Directors:David Shore, Fred Gerber
    Writers:Stephen Nathan, David Shore

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  8. Family Law Season 2 Episode 19 - The Gay Divorcee
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    S2:E19

    Joe and Lynn fight to help a gay man retain custody of his two adopted children after his partner of 12 years gets engaged to a woman and sues for sole custody; Randi tries to help a 55 year old woman get back child support for the father who abandoned her at a young age.

    Director:Jerry Levine
    Writers:Stephen Nathan, David Shore

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  9. Family Law Season 2 Episode 24 - Planting Seeds
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    S2:E24

    Lynn works to get a 14-year old prostitute emancipated so she can be independent and get off the streets; Joe and Danni represent a man who wants custody of the embryos he and his ex-wife have frozen; Randi turns to an unlikely source when she can't get her granddaughter to sleep through the night.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writers:Stephen Nathan, David Shore, Ashley Gable

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  10. Family Law Season 3 Episode 2 - Moving On
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    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.

    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writer:Lawrence Kaplow

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  11. Family Law Season 3 Episode 5 - Against All Odds
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    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.

    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Family Law Season 3 Episode 6 - 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.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Family Law Season 3 Episode 8 - 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.

    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Family Law Season 3 Episode 9 - 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.

    Director:Jerry Levine
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Family Law Season 3 Episode 10 - 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

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Thomas L. Moran

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  16. Family Law Season 3 Episode 11 - 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.

    Director:Max Mayer
    Writer:Paul Haggis

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  17. Family Law Season 3 Episode 13 - 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.

    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writer:Ashley Gable

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  18. Family Law Season 3 Episode 14 - Arlene's Choice
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lawrence Kaplow

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  19. Family Law Season 3 Episode 15 - 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.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Family Law Season 3 Episode 19 - 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.

    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Family Law Season 3 Episode 12 - Blood and Water
    2.7/10(20 votes)

    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.

    Director:Max Mayer
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Family Law Season 3 Episode 16 - Celano v. Foster
    4.7/10(14 votes)

    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.

    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writer:Thomas L. Moran

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  23. Family Law Season 3 Episode 1 - Irreparable Harm
    6.2/10(17 votes)

    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.

    Directors:Fred Gerber, Paul Haggis
    Writers:Stephen Nathan, David Shore, Lawrence Kaplow

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  24. Family Law Season 1 Episode 14 - Stealing Home
    6.5/10(21 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Family Law Season 1 Episode 7 - Games
    6.7/10(12 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Four Drops of Blood" is the worst rated episode of "Family Law". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Michael Schultz and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/29/1999. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Are You My Father?".