Surratt Law Practice

Surratt Law Practice The experienced attorneys at Surratt Law Practice in Reno, Nevada provide legal advice and representation in all areas of family law and estate planning.

To schedule a consultation, call 775-636-8200. Whether you are filing for divorce, need help sorting out child custody or support issues, considering adoption or surrogacy, or need assistance with establishing powers of attorney, creating a will or trust, or tacking legal issues that impact the LGBT community, Surratt Law Practice can help.

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ง ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐˜†๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜†?Custody cases are rarely simple, especially when one parent se...
06/23/2026

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ง ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐˜†๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜†?

Custody cases are rarely simple, especially when one parent seeks a parenting arrangement that significantly limits the other parent's time with their child.

In his latest blog, ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต explores a recent Nevada appellate decision that clarified what sole physical custody means, why it is difficult to obtain, and the important legal findings courts must make before imposing such a restrictive custody order.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ โžก๏ธ https://tinyurl.com/mrdwmbwb

๐Ÿ‰ ๐‹๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ, ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌSummer has arrived, bringing with it longer days, warm evenings, and more opportunities ...
06/22/2026

๐Ÿ‰ ๐‹๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ, ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ

Summer has arrived, bringing with it longer days, warm evenings, and more opportunities to spend time with the people who matter most. From family vacations and backyard gatherings, to simply making memories with friends and loved ones, we hope this season brings you plenty of reasons to smile.

๐ŸคŽ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง. ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ, ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐š๐œ๐ฒ, ๐š๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ญ 775-636-8200.

๐Ÿ–ค ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐กToday, we recognize ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ก - a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States an...
06/19/2026

๐Ÿ–ค ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ก

Today, we recognize ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ก - a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and celebrates freedom, resilience, and progress.

Juneteenth is an opportunity to reflect on our nation's history, honor those who fought for equality, and continue building communities where every individual and every family is valued, respected, and supported.

As we celebrate this important day, we acknowledge the strength, contributions, and enduring legacy of Black Americans whose impact continues to shape our communities and our future. โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’š

๐ŸคŽ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ž: ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌChoosing a trustee is one of the most important decisions you can make when creat...
06/18/2026

๐ŸคŽ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ž: ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ

Choosing a trustee is one of the most important decisions you can make when creating a trust. A trustee's role goes far beyond managing assets - they help carry out your wishes, protect your loved ones, and ensure your legacy is preserved for future generations.

In this thoughtful blog, ๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’—๐’Š๐’” ๐‘ช๐’๐’‚๐’“๐’Œ explains the responsibilities of a trustee, what fiduciary duty means, and why selecting the right person for the role can make all the difference for your family.

Planning for the future starts with understanding the people who will help carry out your wishes.

๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐  ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž โžก๏ธ https://tinyurl.com/yem3jx6f

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐€๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ง ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐!๐‘บ๐’–๐’“๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’• ๐‘ณ๐’‚๐’˜ was honored to recently host Attorney General  Aaron D. Ford  for a fundraisin...
06/17/2026

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐€๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ง ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐!

๐‘บ๐’–๐’“๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’• ๐‘ณ๐’‚๐’˜ was honored to recently host Attorney General Aaron D. Ford for a fundraising event, bringing together friends, supporters, and community leaders for an evening of conversation and connection.

Congratulations to ๐˜ผ๐™–๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™™ on securing the Democratic nomination for Governor of Nevada. We appreciate everyone who joined us and helped make the event such a success, and we wish Aaron the very best as he continues his campaign toward the November election. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐ŸคŽ

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜†Navigating a complex legal matter can feel overwhelming, which is why having a compas...
06/11/2026

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜†

Navigating a complex legal matter can feel overwhelming, which is why having a compassionate and patient advocate by your side is so important.

Thank you ๐Š๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ, for taking the time to share your experience. We're proud of the care and support Abby provides to our clients and grateful for the trust placed in our team. ๐ŸคŽ

Helping families through life's challenges with empathy and understanding is at the heart of what we do.

๐ŸคŽ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒBuilding a family through surrogacy is an exciting journey, b...
06/10/2026

๐ŸคŽ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ

Building a family through surrogacy is an exciting journey, but it's also one that requires careful legal planning. Having the right protections in place can help provide clarity, security, and peace of mind for everyone involved.

โœ… ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
A gestational carrier agreement helps outline important expectations, responsibilities, and protections before the surrogacy journey begins.

โœ… ๐‚๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
Establishing legal parentage is an important step that helps ensure intended parents' rights are recognized and protected.

โœ… ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ
Surrogacy can help a wide variety of individuals and couples grow their families, creating pathways to parenthood that may not otherwise be possible.

Every surrogacy journey is unique, and experienced legal guidance can help ensure the process starts on solid ground. ๐Ÿซ‚

If you're considering surrogacy as an intended parent, surrogate, or donor, Surratt Law is here to help guide you through every step of the legal process. ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ โžก๏ธ https://www.surrattlaw.com/contact

๐Ÿ” ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ?You inherit money from a loved one and deposit it into a joint account. Years lat...
06/09/2026

๐Ÿ” ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ?

You inherit money from a loved one and deposit it into a joint account. Years later, you're facing divorce.

๐˜ฟ๐™ค๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™–๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™—๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™ข๐™–๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ฎ?

Not necessarily.

In his latest blog, ๐™†๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™†๐™–๐™ง๐™ง๐™–๐™จ๐™˜๐™ explores one of the most misunderstood issues in divorce law: ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜น๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ. He breaks down tracing, commingling, the burden of proof, and why financial records can make all the difference when it comes to protecting inherited assets.

๐Ÿ’ญ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ? If you deposited inherited funds into a joint account years ago, would you know how to prove which portion was yours today?

The answer may be more complicated than you think.

๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง'๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐  ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž โžก๏ธ https://tinyurl.com/4y9xf366

Protecting your future starts with understanding your rights.

06/08/2026
๐ŸŒˆ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐ŸŒˆโ€œWe deserve to experience love fully, equally, without shame, and ...
06/08/2026

๐ŸŒˆ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐ŸŒˆ

โ€œWe deserve to experience love fully, equally, without shame, and without compromise.โ€ - Elliot Page

As we enter Pride Month, we are reminded of the importance of ๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’๐’†๐’”๐’”, ๐’Š๐’๐’„๐’๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’, ๐’†๐’’๐’–๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’—๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’†๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’”๐’–๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’• ๐’๐’๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“. Every person deserves to feel seen, respected, valued, and protected for exactly who they are.

We proudly stand with the LGBTQ+ community this month and every month as we continue striving to create spaces where all families feel welcome, supported, and heard. If you or your family need compassionate legal guidance, our team is here to help. ๐ŸคŽ

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