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.

๐ŸŒŸ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜This week, we're introducing ๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐œ๐ก!A third-generation Nevadan, Kenton is licen...
08/28/2026

๐ŸŒŸ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜

This week, we're introducing ๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐œ๐ก!

A third-generation Nevadan, Kenton is licensed to practice law in both Nevada and Utah. His personal understanding of family transitions helped shape his compassionate approach to family law, while his background in both law and business brings valuable perspective to complex legal and financial matters. At Surratt Law Practice, Kenton works with clients in family law, estate planning, and assisted reproduction matters, providing thoughtful and strategic guidance to families through some of life's most important decisions.

๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž'๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง!

๐Ÿ”น ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž, ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ? John Adams. Kenton would love to hear firsthand how he viewed the founding of the United States and the challenges of building a new nation.

๐Ÿ”น ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ก๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ? Earning both his Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees in just three and a half years.

๐Ÿ”น ๐€ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง? To the best of his knowledge, he's the only Kenton Karrasch in the world!

๐Ÿ”น ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ก๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐? Be more compassionate with yourself and less judgmental of yourself.

We're proud to have Kenton's experience, perspective, and commitment to families as part of the Surratt Law Practice team. ๐ŸคŽ

๐ŸคŽ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ฌPlanning for the future is personal, and having clear, dependable guidance ...
08/27/2026

๐ŸคŽ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ฌ

Planning for the future is personal, and having clear, dependable guidance can make all the difference. Weโ€™re grateful to ๐๐š๐ญ๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐š for choosing Surratt Law and ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ to help with such an important part of her estate planning journey.

It means so much when our clients feel confident in the guidance they receive and comfortable recommending our team to others. ๐ŸคŽ

โ–ถ๏ธ Ready to start planning for your familyโ€™s future? Reach out to Surratt Law or visit ๐’˜๐’˜๐’˜.๐‘ณ๐’‚๐’˜๐’š๐’†๐’“๐’”๐‘ญ๐’๐’“๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’†๐’”.๐’„๐’๐’Ž to learn how our team can help.

๐ŸคŽ ๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ. ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ.Womenโ€™s Equality Day is a time to recognize the strength, leadership, resilience, and c...
08/26/2026

๐ŸคŽ ๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ. ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ.

Womenโ€™s Equality Day is a time to recognize the strength, leadership, resilience, and contributions of women in our families, workplaces, and communities.

โ€œ๐‘ฌ๐’’๐’–๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’Ž๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’” ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚ ๐’—๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’†, ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’†๐’”, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’•๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’•๐’ ๐’”๐’‰๐’‚๐’‘๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’๐’˜๐’ ๐’‡๐’–๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’†.โ€

We are proud to support women as they make important decisions for themselves, their families, and their futures - and to celebrate the women who continue to lead, inspire, and create opportunities for generations to come. ๐ŸคŽ

๐ŸคŽ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—–๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ผA custody order that once worked for your family may no longer reflec...
08/25/2026

๐ŸคŽ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—–๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ผ

A custody order that once worked for your family may no longer reflect your childโ€™s needs or your familyโ€™s circumstances.

In our latest blog, ๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐œ๐ก explains what Nevada courts consider when a parent requests a custody modification - including what may qualify as a substantial change in circumstances and how the childโ€™s best interests shape the courtโ€™s decision.

Knowing the legal standard can help parents better understand when it may be time to revisit an existing custody arrangement.

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://www.surrattlaw.com/blog/child-custody-modification-nevada

๐ŸŽ“ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด. ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜. ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ?Estate planning is not just for later in life. Once a young adult turns 18, a few...
08/24/2026

๐ŸŽ“ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด. ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜. ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ?

Estate planning is not just for later in life. Once a young adult turns 18, a few simple legal documents can make a big difference in protecting their wishes, health and future.

As your child heads off to college, starts a new job or takes their first steps into adulthood, itโ€™s a good time to make sure these important protections are in place:

๐Ÿ”น Health Care Power of Attorney
๐Ÿ”น Financial Power of Attorney
๐Ÿ”น HIPAA Authorization
๐Ÿ”น A basic plan for emergencies

These documents can help provide clarity and peace of mind when it matters most, especially during unexpected situations.

๐—” ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„. ๐ŸคŽ

If you would like to learn more about estate planning for young adults, Surratt Law Practice is here to help. Contact our team to get started โžก๏ธ
https://www.surrattlaw.com/contact

๐ŸŒŸ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜This week, we're introducing ๐ƒ๐š๐ฐ๐ง ๐Š๐š๐ฎ๐Ÿ๐ฆ๐š๐ง! Dawn works directly with Kimberly on assisted...
08/21/2026

๐ŸŒŸ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜

This week, we're introducing ๐ƒ๐š๐ฐ๐ง ๐Š๐š๐ฎ๐Ÿ๐ฆ๐š๐ง!

Dawn works directly with Kimberly on assisted reproduction and parentage matters and finds it especially rewarding to help clients grow their families after the challenges they may have faced along the way. Outside the office, she loves traveling, camping, kayaking, and spending time with her family and friends.

๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž'๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฐ๐ง!

๐Ÿ”น ๐‡๐ž๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐จ๐›? Dawn had a paper route when she was just 10-12 years old, delivering newspapers by bike!
๐Ÿ”น ๐‡๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐›๐›๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค? Being outside - and if there's water nearby, even better.
๐Ÿ”น ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ? Being a mom. ๐ŸคŽ
๐Ÿ”น ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž? Her grandchildren!

We're grateful to have Dawn as such a longstanding part of the Surratt Law Practice family and appreciate the experience, compassion, and dedication she brings to our team and our clients every day. ๐ŸคŽ

๐ŸคŽ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟYesterday was ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, and we honored those who dedicate ...
08/20/2026

๐ŸคŽ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

Yesterday was ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, and we honored those who dedicate their time, compassion, and courage to helping others. It is also a reminder that humanity can begin in the everyday moments - listening without judgment, standing beside someone during a difficult chapter, protecting their dignity, and making sure every person and every family feels seen, respected, and supported.

At Surratt Law, compassion and advocacy go hand in hand. Families come in many forms, and we are proud to provide thoughtful legal guidance that respects the people, relationships, and stories behind every case.

Learn more about our team and how we can help your family. โžก๏ธ www.LawyersForFamilies.com

๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ - ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜‚๐˜€. ๐ŸคŽ

๐ŸคŽ ๐—” ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€The August 6 executive orders are raising important questions fo...
08/19/2026

๐ŸคŽ ๐—” ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€

The August 6 executive orders are raising important questions for international intended parents. ๐Š๐ข๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ญ is sharing this blog to help families who may be impacted understand what these developments could mean and, what they should be aware of right now.

๐‘ฐ๐’‡ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’’๐’–๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’š ๐’‚๐’‡๐’‡๐’†๐’„๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’”๐’–๐’“๐’“๐’๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’„๐’š ๐’‹๐’๐’–๐’“๐’๐’†๐’š, ๐’‘๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’† ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’„๐’‰ ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’•๐’†๐’‚๐’Ž.

๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐  ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž: https://www.surrattlaw.com/blog/birthright-citizenship-surrogacy-executive-order

๐ŸคŽ ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€: ๐—” ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜-๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€Becoming a gestational carrier is an incredibly meaningful decision...
08/18/2026

๐ŸคŽ ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€: ๐—” ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜-๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€

Becoming a gestational carrier is an incredibly meaningful decision, but it also comes with important legal considerations that deserve careful attention.

In her latest blog, ๐™†๐™ž๐™ข ๐™Ž๐™ช๐™ง๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ฉ shares what first-time surrogates should know about protecting themselves throughout the journey - from having independent legal counsel and understanding compensation to medical autonomy, insurance coverage, parentage, and knowing your rights before signing a Gestational Carrier Agreement.

Being informed from the beginning can help you enter a surrogacy journey with greater confidence, clarity, and the right protections in place.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—บ'๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ โžก๏ธ
https://www.surrattlaw.com/blog/legal-rights-first-time-surrogates/

08/17/2026

๐Ÿ“š ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ - ๐Ÿฑ ๐—–๐—ผ-๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ

The first few weeks of school can quickly reveal where a co-parenting routine needs a little more clarity. Taking time to get organized now can help reduce confusion, avoid unnecessary conflict and keep the focus where it belongs - on your child.

Here are five practical ways to help the school year run more smoothly:

๐Ÿ”น ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ
Keep school events, practices, appointments, holidays and important deadlines in one place both parents can access.

๐Ÿ”น ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ
When appropriate under your parenting arrangement, make sure both parents receive important school notices, report cards, teacher communications and emergency information.

๐Ÿ”น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜€ & ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ-๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐˜€
Be clear about transportation for regular school days, early-release days, extracurricular activities and unexpected schedule changes.

๐Ÿ”น ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ
Communicate schedule changes and concerns directly with the other parent rather than asking your child to carry messages between households.

๐Ÿ”น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป
If your child's new school schedule no longer works well with your current parenting arrangement, it may be time to determine whether changes should be formally addressed.

๐—” ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜†'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€. ๐ŸคŽ

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