Family Law

A woman hires rental children to play her family after a falling out with her biological children; Abby is devastated after reading Sofia's essay; Harry is lost after his breakup with Joanne.               

Abby represents a surrogate blindsided by the revelation that one of the twins she carried for her best friend is, in fact, her own biological child; a politican's wife who wants their prenup nullified.

Abby and Daniel represent a tennis star who wants to be un-adopted; when a producer scouts her for a radio show, Lucy preps for the interview; Daniel's quirky one-night stand re-enters the picture.

Harry insists on representing his old boss after learning his son is trying to strong-arm him into handing over power of attorney; Abby represents a man who wants a divorce.

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.

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. 

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. 

A family trust account with stipulations brings out a surprising revelation. An Artificial Intelligence avatar leads to a strange case. 

A few cases with unexpected turns are followed by a shock demand with respect to the legal firms merger. 

A bombshell drops regarding the merger, and a shock announcement is made by Abigail, followed by more surprise announcements. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Still reeling from the discovery of Frank's continued affair, Abby sets out to get justice for a debt-ridden widow whose husband may have faked his own death.

Abby and Daniel represent a trans teenager whose grandfather is blocking her access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

Abby and Daniel represent a woman whose divorce gets ugly when her ex husband accuses her of being in a cult.

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

The firm represents Phaedra, 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".

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.

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

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.

The firm represents Charisma Singhal, a young superstar whose reckless behaviour has led her older brother to push for a conservatorship, à la Britney Spears.

Abby is torn between her new life at Svensson and Svensson, and a lucrative offer from her former firm. Lucy asks Abby to represent her as she fights for status as Harmony's parent.

Members of a dysfunctional family reluctantly work together at their father's law firm to help other equally dysfunctional families.

A couple with Down syndrome, are expecting a child; social services has threatened to take the baby away unless they can prove they are capable parents; Abigail and Daniel agree to represent them and try to come up with a workable parenting plan.

Abigail and Daniel defend Marlee, a mother whose addiction to online gaming has brought her parenting abilities into question; Daniel resolves to tie the knot with Danielle.

Aaron, an out and proud teenager who wants to be emancipated from his parents; initially skeptical of Aaron's reasons, the lawyers realize how serious the situation is when Aaron's parents force him into a Pray Away the Gay camp.

Abigail and Daniel represent Ira, who wants his wife Helen moved from a care home that he claims is worsening her Alzheimer's; because his daughter doesn't want Helen moved and holds power of attorney, Ira must challenge her in court.

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 is driving the decision, and convinces the mother to fight to keep the baby.

Abigail and Daniel represent a soon-to-be-starving-again artist who was once the third member of a polyamorous relationship; Daniel regrets dumping Danielle; after Abby gets doxxed, Frank and the kids stay with her at her mother's place.

Abigail gets in over her head when she agrees to defend a friend who is anti-vaccine; Daniel is bitter over Harry's rejection of his partnership proposal; Nico gets suspended for forgery, forcing Abby and Frank to reconsider their parenting plan.

Abigail and Daniel represent two sisters who are being sued by their estranged mother for parental support; Daniel debates leaving Svensson for a rival firm; Lucy is melancholic as her deceased mother's birthday approaches.

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 kids.