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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.

3 Seasons
30 Episodes
Returning Series
Drama
Cast & Characters
episode image All Happy Families
8.5/10 (96 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.

episode image Family History
8.4/10 (92 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.

episode image Acting Out
8.3/10 (91 votes)

#3 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.

episode image The Chickens Come Home to Roost
8.3/10 (52 votes)

#4 The Chickens Come Home to Roost

S3:E10

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.

episode image Legacy
8.2/10 (124 votes)

#5 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?

episode image Under the Influence
8.2/10 (105 votes)

#6 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.

episode image Where There's a Will
8.2/10 (55 votes)

#7 Where There's a Will

S3:E8

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.

episode image Catch 22
8.2/10 (45 votes)

#8 Catch 22

S3:E9

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.

episode image Return to Sender
8.1/10 (96 votes)

#9 Return to Sender

S2:E4

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

episode image Fifty Shades of Judginess
8.1/10 (98 votes)

#10 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.

episode image Wicked Games
8.1/10 (92 votes)

#11 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.

episode image Arrested Development
8.1/10 (77 votes)

#12 Arrested Development

S2:E7

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

episode image When the Chip Hits the Fan
8.1/10 (57 votes)

#13 When the Chip Hits the Fan

S3:E6

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.

episode image Blame it on the Mother
8.0/10 (110 votes)

#14 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.

episode image What Came First
8.0/10 (77 votes)

#15 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.

episode image Bass Fishing
8.0/10 (53 votes)

#16 Bass Fishing

S3:E7

When the lucrative Bass divorce is derailed by allegations of husband Connery's embezzling, Abby and Daniel race to get their client, Sabrina, clear.

episode image Baby Off Board
7.9/10 (118 votes)

#17 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.

episode image Three's Company
7.9/10 (127 votes)

#18 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.

episode image Until Death Do Us Part
7.8/10 (124 votes)

#19 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.

episode image Truthiness
7.8/10 (111 votes)

#20 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.

episode image Revisionist History
7.8/10 (116 votes)

#21 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.

episode image Between a Rock and a Hard Place
7.8/10 (61 votes)

#22 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.

episode image Addicted to Love
7.7/10 (148 votes)

#23 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.

episode image A River in Egypt
7.6/10 (77 votes)

#24 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.

episode image Parenthood
7.5/10 (152 votes)

#25 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.

episode image Mama Don't Preach
7.5/10 (143 votes)

#26 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.

episode image It's the End of the World as We Know It
7.5/10 (68 votes)

#27 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.

episode image Play It Straight
7.5/10 (76 votes)

#28 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.

episode image Sins of the Fathers
7.3/10 (200 votes)

#29 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.

episode image I Now Pronoun You
7.3/10 (120 votes)

#30 I Now Pronoun You

S2:E2

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

Cast & Chracters

character image Abigail 'Abby' Bianchi

Abigail 'Abby' Bianchi

Actor: Jewel Staite
character image Daniel Svensson

Daniel Svensson

Actor: Zach Smadu
character image Lucy Svensson

Lucy Svensson

Actor: Genelle Williams
character image Joanne Kowalski

Joanne Kowalski

Actor: Lauren Holly
character image Harry Svensson

Harry Svensson

Actor: Victor Garber
character image Jerri Rifkin

Jerri Rifkin

Actor: Bobbi Charlton
character image Cecil Patterson

Cecil Patterson

Actor: Brett Kelly

The highest rated episode of Family Law is "All Happy Families" (S2E10) with a rating of 8.50.

This episode received 96 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Sins of the Fathers" (S1E1) with a rating of 7.30.

This episode received 200 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Legacy" (S1E10) with a rating of 8.20.

This episode received 124 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Sins of the Fathers" (S1E1) with a rating of 7.30.

This episode received 200 votes.

The highest rated episode is "All Happy Families" (S2E10) with a rating of 8.50.

This episode received 96 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "I Now Pronoun You" (S2E2) with a rating of 7.30.

This episode received 120 votes.

The highest rated episode is "The Chickens Come Home to Roost" (S3E10) with a rating of 8.30.

This episode received 52 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "It's the End of the World as We Know It" (S3E3) with a rating of 7.50.

This episode received 68 votes.

Name Department Job
Andy Mikita Production Executive Producer
David Valleau Production Producer
Erin Haskett Production Executive Producer
Jessalyn Dennis Production Consulting Producer
Jordy Randall Production Executive Producer
Ken Craw Production Supervising Producer
Michelle Wong Production Business Affairs Coordinator
Sarah Dodd Production Co-Executive Producer
Sonja Bennett Production Consulting Producer
Susin Nielsen Production Executive Producer
Tom Cox Production Executive Producer

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