Troubled children of divorced families represent a substantial portion of clinical practice. Adolescent development involves regression with a propensity for movement into relationships characterized by splitting. Parental divorce and continued conflict may exaggerate this process as the adolescent finds it far too easy to perceive one parent as right (gratifying) and the other as wrong (frustrating). A multistage treatment program is outlined involving the divorced parents together with the adolescent. Indications and contraindications are discussed.