Family Law
"They're always on each other's case."
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 probation, Abby is forced to work at her estranged father’s firm, Svensson and Associates, and practice in family law for the first time while forging new relationships with the half-brother and half-sister whom she’s never met. The result is a dysfunctional family law firm operating to help other families with their own dysfunctions.
Genre: Drama
Actor: Jewel Staite, Zach Smadu, Genelle Williams, Victor Garber, Lauren Holly
Creator: Susin Nielsen
Country: Canada, United States of America
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 45m
Release: 2021
Rating: 7.3
Season 1 - Family Law
24 Sep 2021
"A Down syndrome couple, who will shortly give birth, ask Abigail for help because Social Services want to take away their baby."
01 Oct 2021
"A woman with an online gaming addiction is defended by Abigail after her husband sues her for custody of their children due to the hours she spends playing the online game, and then things take a strange turn."
19 Nov 2021
"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; Harry weighs an exciting new relationship against the prospect of losing his "
Season 2 - Family Law
12 Aug 2022
"Daniel and Abby represent a trans teenager whose grandfather wants to block her access to hormone replacement therapy."
Season 3 - Family Law
2025-01-05
"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."
2025-01-12
"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."
2025-01-19
"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."
2025-01-26
"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."
2025-02-02
"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."
2025-02-09
"When a heart attack lands Judge Chip Crombie in hospital and both his wives show up, Abby revels in her nemesis' shame at being exposed as a bigamist."
2025-02-16
"When the lucrative Bass divorce is derailed by allegations of husband Connery's embezzling, Abby and Daniel race to get their client, Sabrina, clear."
2025-02-23
"The parallels to their own lives are unmistakable when both Abby and Daniel represent clients who want something a court can't order: their parents' respect."
2025-03-02
"Abby's client, Naomi, wants a medically assisted death before Alzheimer's destroys her capacity to consent, but Naomi's grieving son seeks a court order to block her access."
2025-03-09
"When a DNA test reveals that Carla's child was switched at birth, Abby fights for her client. Sofia's school essay makes Abby question the work she's done to stay sober."
Season 4 - Family Law
2026-01-08
"A case of a mother disinheriting her uncaring biological children, leads Abigail to try and make amends with daughter. Daniel's new found Partner power goes to his head until he finds out the cost"
2026-01-15
"Abigail rekindles her love life. Cecil is in high demand as each lawyers agenda pulls him in different directions. A difficult surrogate child custody case gets Abigail thinking."
2026-01-22
"A custody reversal case turns out to be something completely different. Harry's dating attempts are not going to plan and mysterious events in Daniel's office have him on edge."
2026-01-29
"A divorce case turns up financial irregularities. Daniel is stressing out about the baby issue, and an old lawyer friend of Harry seeks his help when his son wants to put him in assisted living."
2026-02-05
"Online media obsession and content creation leads Abigail into a case that is not as straight forward as it seems. A fight over an inheritance has a surprise ending, and Daniel's co-parenting scheme makes a few strange turns."
2026-02-12
"The impending merger is ruffling a few feathers in the firm, so Daniel thinks a company retreat is the answer, but during the retreat some unsettling truths are revealed."
2026-02-19
"With the merger still causing tensions, Daniel makes another misguided attempt at appeasing everyone. Harry gets a very unexpected proposal, and Abigail must go the extra mile to get justice for her client."
2026-02-26
"A family trust account with stipulations brings out a surprising revelation. An Artificial Intelligence avatar leads to a strange case."
2026-03-05
"A few cases with unexpected turns are followed by a shock demand with respect to the legal firms merger."
2026-03-12
"A bombshell drops regarding the merger, and a shock announcement is made by Abigail, followed by more surprise announcements."