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199960 Min.Beendet

Family Law

Sender:CBS

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S03E21 - "Alienation of Affection"

Ausgestrahlt am May 28, 2002, 2:00 AM

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Beschreibung

Family Law was a compelling drama which tackled complicated legal issues in the field of family law. The attorneys in this Southern California firm served their clients by handling divorce, custody, children's rights and the occasional murder case in the pursuit of justice. CBS cancelled the show in May, 2002 after airing 68 episodes, citing low ratings as the cause of its demise.

Details

Status
Beendet
Sprache
English
Laufzeit
60 min
Erstausstrahlung
September 20, 1999
Beendet
May 27, 2002
Sendeplan
Monday um 22:00

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Episoden (3 Staffeln · 68 Episoden)

Irreparable Harm

The firm moves to Venice Beach and hires two new associates. Also, Lynn fights for a cancer patient's right to take unapproved medication; Joe realizes he's overworked and hands off a custody case to another lawyer, which leads to tragedy; and Danni searches for Raphael after he runs away from his foster home.

Sep 24, 2001

60 Min.

Moving On

Randi represents a woman fighting to regain custody of her two children who were taken from her while she was in prison; Danni finds Raphael and tries once more to adopt him; Joe angers everyone with the amount of pro bono cases he's taken on.

Oct 1, 2001

60 Min.

Obligations

Lynn defends a 14-year-old girl accused of spray painting hate messages on a building; Emily represents parents who want to keep their teen daughter with cerebral palsy out of high school and keep her in a special-education facility against the girl's wishes; Joe tries to help an abused woman from being deported because he believes her violent husband will kill her if she returns to her homeland.

Oct 8, 2001

60 Min.

My Brother's Keeper

Naoise defends a 15-year-old boy accused of taking violent measures to defend his neighborhood from drug dealers and prostitutes; Joe tries to help a 16-year-old orphan gain custody of his two younger siblings.

Oct 15, 2001

60 Min.

Against All Odds

Joe is badly burned when he rescues a 15-year-old from a house fire that the teen accidentally started when he tried to make his own drugs from a book he purchased. Rex then attempts to sue the book's publisher.

Oct 22, 2001

60 Min.

Sacrifices

Lynn intervenes when 13 children from one family are removed from their home after a case worker declares that the parents can't take care of them all; Randi reluctantly helps a man who wants his ex-wife to continue making large child support payments despite the fact that she plans to quit her job to have another baby.

Oct 29, 2001

60 Min.

All in the Family

A friend reveals to Lynn that he cheated on his wife and now he wants Lynn to represent him in a paternity suit; a mother is charged with child abuse after she spanks her son in a dressing room.

Nov 5, 2001

60 Min.

Security

An Arab-American who works for the Department of Transportation's hazardous-materials division is arrested for espionage after he takes home a computer disk that contains classified information. But Joe argues that he's being targeted simply because he's an Arab.

Nov 12, 2001

60 Min.

No Options

Randi defends a woman whose children died from heat exposure while locked in a car; Joe helps a mom whose kids were taken away because she left them home alone while she worked; Lynn and Rex consider having an affair.

Nov 19, 2001

60 Min.

Sex, Lies, and the Internet

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.

Dec 10, 2001

60 Min.

Angel's Flight

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.

Dec 17, 2001

60 Min.

Blood and Water

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 son he never knew existed until the boy's mother died.

Jan 7, 2002

60 Min.

To Protect and To Serve

Naoise is seriously wounded when she gets caught in a shoot-out between rival gangs and Lynn sues the police department for failing to respond quickly; Viveca helps an 85-year-old grandmother try to gain custody of her grandson.

Jan 14, 2002

60 Min.

Arlene's Choice

A woman who is only 23 weeks pregnant wants doctors to induce labor so stem cells from her baby can be used to save her 8-year-old son, who's dying from aplastic anemia. But the doctors are hesitant because the infant will likely die.

Feb 4, 2002

60 Min.

Children of a Lesser Dad

Lynn represents a deadbeat dad who is thrown into jail after a judge learns that his wife is pregnant (because fathering another child is a violation of his parole); Viveca decides whether she's going to have Joe's baby.

Feb 25, 2002

60 Min.

Celano v. Foster

Vivica quits the firm in order to oppose Joe in court over a case involving standardized tests for teachers; Rex and Lynn represent a 12-year-old genius who wants the right to leave home to accept a scholarship at M.I.T.

Mar 4, 2002

60 Min.

Big Brother

The parents of a girl involved in a cult ask Lynn to help them stop a mass wedding in which their daughter is to be married to a stranger; Joe fights a restraining order that prevents him from seeing an 8-year-old boy he mentored while the kid's dad was in prison.

Mar 18, 2002

60 Min.

Once Removed

Lynn reluctantly represents a polygamist with five wives who is fighting a former spouse for custody of their two children; Randi helps a couple battle an HMO that refuses to pay for an expensive treatment that their dying son needs.

Mar 25, 2002

60 Min.

Admissions

An 18-year-old black honors student sues a topflight college for discrimination when he's refused admission, even though he is academically qualified; one of Rex's friends is accused of raping a co-worker, but he claims the sex was consensual; and Emily dates a man she met on the Internet.

Apr 8, 2002

60 Min.

Ties That Bind

Randi defends her cousin (Delta Burke), who is accused of abusing her elderly mother; Joe aids a 16-year-old father's fight for custody of his infant daughter; Cassie is suspended from school for writing an article condemning the school for creating a day-care facility for the kids of unwed teens.

Apr 15, 2002

60 Min.

Alienation of Affection

In the series finale, a young woman who promised to give her newborn to an adopting couple reneges on the agreement after giving birth; a bride refuses to sign a prenuptial agreement just minutes before her wedding; Lynn and Rex fly to Nevada in an attempt to have their marriage annulled; Randi searches for a dying client's lost love.

May 27, 2002

60 Min.

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