The plot follows a man who goes missing (Darren Gilshenan) from a tiny outback town of only 12 residents, and his estranged son Andy, played by Feldman, who journeys from the US to find him. Another outsider, Cassie (Perry Mooney), comes to Andy's aid, and they find themselves in increasing danger as they delve into the town's secrets.
The Family Law unfolds in the dysfunctional world of one Chinese-Australian family - as seen through the eyes of 14 year-old Benjamin Law. As Benjamin dreams of soap opera stardom, his parents contemplate separation. Over the course of one long, hot Queensland summer, the self-absorbed clarinet-playing teenager increasingly finds himself embroiled in other people's dramas.