Family Law
An upscale law firm specializing in family law undertakes clients with domestic conflicts.
- 1999-2002
- 3 seasons
- CBS
- Suspense, Drama
- TV-PG
An upscale law firm specializing in family law undertakes clients with domestic conflicts.
Season 3 Episode Guide
21 Episodes 2001 - 2002
Episode 1
Irreparable Harm
Mon, Sep 24, 2001
Lynn fights for a 9 year old girl to receive experimental medication to stop her cancer from spreading, the firm forces Joe to drop a pro bono case for a paying client.
Episode 2
Moving On
Mon, Oct 1, 2001
Randi is helping a woman who's a former drug addict who gave up her child while she was incarcerated get her child back. But the state maintains she relinquished her rights. But she claims she doesn't remember doing that. Apparently she was still under the effects of the drugs. And Danni is close to getting custody of Raphael.
Episode 3
Obligations
Mon, Oct 8, 2001
A Teenager is arrested for vandalizing property, but Viveca discover the girl has been repeatedly molested by the mother's boyfriend.
Episode 4
My Brother's Keeper
Mon, Oct 15, 2001
Joe tries to help four siblings whose mother just died from being separated because they don't have a guardian. He tries to get the eldest emancipated so he can be the guardian but it's difficult without a parent. That's when he reveals that their father is alive and is a bum. So they go see him and try to get him to help them but he's not exactly of sound mind. Naoise represents a boy who used his slingshot on a drug dealer.. Randi asks Lynn a favor.
Episode 5
Against All Odds
Mon, Oct 22, 2001
Joe is injured when a client's son makes crystal methamphetamine using the faulty formula he got from a book on the subject, and Rex decides to sue the publisher of the book.
Episode 6
Sacrifices
Mon, Oct 29, 2001
A couple fights to keep custody of their 14 children, a man wants to continue receiving child support from his ex wife even though she plans to quit her job after her new baby is born.
Episode 7
All in the Family
Mon, Nov 5, 2001 60 mins
Lynn agrees to help her neighbor when his mistress seeks child support, Joe and Viveca try and help a mother regain custody of her child.
Episode 8
Security
Mon, Nov 12, 2001 60 mins
The entire firm is placed on the case of a U.S. citizen who is arrested and charged with espionage after a neighbor reports him as a suspicious looking Arab.
Episode 9
No Options
Mon, Nov 19, 2001
Randi helps a depressed woman charged with murder after leaving her children in a locked, sweltering car.
Episode 10
Sex, Lies, and Internet
Mon, Dec 10, 2001
Emily helps a woman whose husband violated their prenuptial agreement by having an affair with a woman online; Randi helps a judge who was suspended for lying on his resume.
Episode 11
Angel's Flight
Mon, Dec 17, 2001
A man, upon learning that the two children he had been raising are not his, decides to get back at his wife and he's advised to sue her. A divorced couple who are bickering over who gets to spend Christmas with their son brings in a mediator. And a guy who wants to be a department store elf is rejected because of his height.
Episode 12
Blood and Water
Mon, Jan 7, 2002
Rex breaks his own rule about representing children when a youth fights the dissolution of his adoption.
Episode 13
To Protect and Serve
Mon, Jan 14, 2002
When Lynn and Naoise go see a client they're representing, a car drives by and starts shooting at them. Naoise is hit and taken to the hospital. Later they learn that the police deliberately stay away from that part of town. So they decide to sue the police. Naoise wounds are very serious.
Episode 14
Arlene's Choice
Mon, Feb 4, 2002
A pregnant woman wants to induce her labor early to use the baby's stem cells to save her sick 8 year old son.
Episode 15
Children of a Lesser Dad
Mon, Feb 25, 2002
Lynn fights for a parolee's right to father a child even though it violates his probation, Joe defends a Vietnam veteran charged with driving a motorized wheelchair while intoxicated.
Episode 16
Celano v. Foster
Mon, Mar 4, 2002
Joe sues the state's Board of Education when a black teacher is fired for failing a standardized test.
Episode 17
Big Brother
Mon, Mar 18, 2002
When the father of a boy whom Joe has been a Big brother to, returns and feels that he can't have a relationship with son while Joe is in the picture asks the court to keep Joe away from his son. And a couple who upon learning that their young daughter is about to get married to someone she doesn't know and it was arranged by some religious leader. When they're unable to change her mind Rex makes an unusual proposal to Lynn to help the girl.
Episode 18
Once Removed
Mon, Mar 25, 2002
A man's ex-wife wants to see their child, but he refuses to let her because she had a substance abuse problem. However he thinks he may have no grounds for refusal as he lives with several other women whom he has children with. A couple, whose child is sick and they can't afford the medical bills, asks Ronnie to help them find a way.
Episode 19
Admissions
Mon, Apr 8, 2002
Randi believes discrimination was involved in the case of a bright student who was denied admission to a university.
Episode 20
Ties That Bind
Mon, Apr 15, 2002
Randi represents her cousin who is accused of abusing her mother who has Alzheimer's. And she learns that she might not be as innocent as she claims. Joe tries to help a teen age boy who has a baby from having to give his baby up, because he is having problems. They decide to ask the baby's mother to help but her parents don't want to. So they come up with a plan to get them to. And Lynn's daughter is suspended for speaking out against school providing day care for students with children. And Lynn doesn't agree with her daughter.
Episode 21
Alienation of Affection
Mon, May 27, 2002
Joe and Emily help a bride to be who refuses to sign a prenuptial agreement, accusing her fiance of infidelity.