From the Perry Mason s of yore to modern hits like The Practice , millions of families tune in each week to soak up the life and times of . Last fall CBS added Family Law to its Monday night mix, providing eager audiences with a full case load of desperate divorce disputes, ugly custody battles, outrageous civil lawsuits and criminal allegations. Situation ethics and convoluted mores underscore this series. Logic gets out-shouted by opinion and passion.
Many controversial subjects arise, but few are resolved.
Lynn represents a couple suing their doctor for not telling them about their unborn son s Down s syndrome. An abortion would have been cheaper. Truth, justice and professional ethics are either upheld, trivialized or reviled based on the circumstances and outcome of any given trial. Lynn kidnaps a judge to convince him that a little boy needs to be returned to his mother. She lies to opposing counsel to get the upper hand.