"Critics Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, of the website "Spirituality and Practice" like the film and wrote, "Family Law explores in a realistic and touching way the emotional barriers that often block intimate conversation between fathers and sons...It's easy today to send e-mails and faxes anywhere in the world, yet we rarely speak to those who live in our neighborhood.We have cellular telephones and pagers, yet we spend very little time in deep conversation with those in our immediate family.