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The author discusses the rationale for the therapist's planned interventions into the ongoing custody litigation and describes successful work with parents, lawyers, and court to modify custodial arrangements in the child's best interests. The effect of this involvement on the therapeutic relationship and the
therapist's countertransference is explored. Techniques for dealing with confidentiality and the collaboration with legal personnel are described. Clinical material is used to illustrate the impact of these events on the child as well as the opportunities afforded by the custody dispute for the understanding and successful resolution of the child's unconscious conflicts.