Family Business

Mother and daughter Astrid and Audrey are lawyers specializing in family law who take the perilous decision to work together. And how families have changed over recent years! From the bulldog being fought over by his divorcing owners to a fight over shady fertility trade dealings, every case presents a new challenge. But they do have one thing in common: Those fighting them, whether moving, infuriating, or simply comic, are regular people just like us!

Genre: Comedy,

Actor:

Creator: Pascal Fontanille, Emmanuelle Rey-Magnan,

Country: France,

Type: tv

Season: 2

Episode: N/A

Duration: 52 minutes

Release: 2017-11-29

Rating: 7

Season 1 - Family Business
2017-11-29
Astrid Lartigues, co-founder of the Lartigues and Lorenzi law firm, asks her daughter Audrey to arrange mediation between young Rose's parents and grandparents. Astrid's partner Sofia Lorenzi deals with a couple in the process of divorcing. The cause of the dispute is who gets custodianship of Lady, their dog.
2017-11-29
Astrid represents a divorced woman who is accused of harassing her ex-husband's new girlfriend and risks losing custody of her teenaged daughter. Meanwhile, Audrey deals with a couple of adult-film stars who have changed their minds about their prenuptial agreement at the last minute.
2017-12-13
A restaurant owner with health issues wants to formally adopt the teenager he raised, but the biological father has other ideas. Audrey, still uncomfortable with the idea of having a third child, deals with an error in the civil status of a young couple that could put their upcoming wedding in jeopardy.
2017-12-13
A desperate woman asks Audrey to help her troubled fiancé, whose overbearing mother has had him committed to a mental institution against his will. While Audrey gets closer to handsome prosecutor Eric Leroy, Astrid is forced to end her affair with the president of the bar association.
2017-12-13
Astrid Lartigues represents a doctor after one of his wife's patients claims to be his biological daughter. Also, Audrey argues with Paul, and Sofia's gambling debts catch up with her.
2017-12-20
An elderly widower with Alzheimer's hires Audrey to convince his estranged children to help with his medical expenses. Sofia, up to her eyeballs in debt, plays a dangerous game when she agrees to counsel an incarcerated crime boss who wants his kids to visit.
2017-12-20
Audrey and Paul marry, but the festivities are cut short when Sofia is taken into police custody at the reception. Unable to represent Sofia herself, Astrid hires a rival lawyer for her defense. With the firm in chaos, Audrey handles a pair of former clients who now want a divorce.
2017-12-20
Eric asks Audrey to defend a troubled teenager with drug trafficking charges, but since he requested emancipation from his mother, he could be tried as an adult. Meanwhile, Sofia anxiously awaits sentencing from the commission.

Season 2 - Family Business
2019-01-02
Tom and his little sister Lou have run away and spent the night out-of-doors. Their parents are in the middle of divorcing. The tense situation is affecting the two children, afraid of being separated and placed in a home. Tom asks Audrey for help: he wants to sue the parents.
2019-01-02
Audrey is in hospital, giving birth with Éric at her side. Astrid is contacted by Émilie, a teacher, for her for help. Her pupils have been sent nude photos of her on their mobile phones. She accuses her ex of being responsible.
2019-01-02
To everyone's stupefaction, during a family meeting, the mother arrives late and accompanied by her new wife. Divorced several years earlier, she has been receiving alimony paid by her former husband, a payment now called into question. Astrid takes on the case.
2019-01-09
Céline Jauffrin decides to start legal proceedings against Federico Lorca, convinced he is the father of her child. In front of the judge, Lorca refuses to give a biological sample. Sofia, who represents him, feels that the judge has something against her. Audrey has returned to work after giving birth.
2019-01-09
On returning from a trip abroad, a woman is arrested for child abduction. The father had obtained a court order to stop the child leaving the country. Astrid, well-informed of all the details of the case, knows that the trip was for medical reasons. Audrey learns that Paul is aware of her relationship with Éric. Shattered she asks Roxane to obtain a paternity test.
2019-01-09
After being caught shop-lifting, a teenager, Emma, finds herself at the police station. The security guard who caught her, has accused her of charge of assault and battery. Her parents are divorced and the incident happened during the week when her father was looking after her. Her mother takes advantage to apply for sole custody. Audrey is contacted by a client who wants to have his wife's show banned: he considers it damaging to his reputation.
2019-01-16
Marianne wants a divorce but her husband has threatened to kill himself if she insists. She gives in for the moment, but despite everything wants to go through with it. She asks Astrid to help.
2019-01-16
Marianne has killed her husband. Apparently a straightforward case of self-defense: Benoît had forced open her door and tried to strangle her. Their son Robin was in the flat, but had neither heard nor seen anything. Astrid asks Alexandre Rotivel to handle the case, but the first elements of the investigation appear to contradict Marianne's version.