Working with children and families in therapeutic settings presents a range of distinctive and complex ethical dilemmas. While the professional ethics codes offer valuable guidance, even experienced professionals might encounter ambiguous ethical situations. Moreover, as therapists increasingly extend their services across state boundaries, they become exposed to nuanced legal variations related to care provision. This presentation aims to outline a pragmatic strategy to assist therapists in recognizing indicators that they might be entering ethically precarious ground and emphasizes a pragmatic and actionable approach to effectively address such situations.