In a Silverlight CustomControl how can you layout elements of that control according to a Grid that contains the Control?

I think its likely that you are way "off-base". The purpose of a custom control is to present data in a unique way. If you want to hand out the the layout to an external grid then I would suggest that you don't have call for a custom control.

My first thought was that you are off-base :) but you must have a good reason for seeking that solution.

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