Family Law

Still dealing with the aftermath of her own divorce, Abby represents Hannah, whose ex-husband left her for a man, and now wants to use their last remaining embryo - created when they were married - to start a new family without her…

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, an ill-advised meeting with old flame Crystal Steele lands Harry in trouble with the Law Society.

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 the 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 - until she discovers that Jeanie, her client and Chip's second wife, might have known he was already married.

When the lucrative Bass divorce is derailed by allegations of husband Connery's embezzling, Abby and Daniel race to get their client, Sabrina, clear. But was Sabrina truly clueless about her estranged husband's crimes?

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 with time running out, Naomi's grieving son seeks a court order to block her access.

When a DNA test reveals that Carla's daughter was switched at birth, Abby fights for her client's right to know her biological child. Meanwhile at home, Sofia's school essay on "secrets" makes Abby question whether all the work she's done to stay sober was worth it.