Aired: January 18, 2000 | Season: 1 | Episode: 13
Overview
Runtime: 60m
Directed by: Anita Addison
Written by: David Silverman, Marcia Gray Rubin
Guest stars: Allan Miller, Brett Rickaby, Caroline Aaron, Fred Sanders, Jessica Townsend, Joe Mazza, John Slattery, Jonathan Stockwell Baker, Josh Preven, Marilyn McIntyre, Marlene Forte, Matthew Carey, Michael Bryan French, Michael Jace, Mike, Natalie Beth Smith, Roger Aaron Brown
Description
Michael's insistence upon joint custody of Lauren after Amy requests an increase in child support payments dooms the divorce mediation process, and they each retain high-powered and aggressive attorneys; Maxine wants nothing to do with any celebration of her 60th birthday; Amy must decide whether a college senior should be charged as an adult for a fatal hit and run accident that occured when he was fifteen; Michael's attempt to win Vincent over to his side in the custody battle ends badly; Amy hears a father's petition which contests the divorce agreement requiring him to pay for his daughter's college education; Maxine deals with combative divorced parents who can't seem to manage a peaceful exchange of their three small children.