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524.5-505 Delegation of powers by parent or guardian.

(a) A parent or a guardian of a minor or incapacitated person, by a properly executed power of attorney, may delegate to another person, for a period not exceeding six months, any powers regarding care, custody, or property of the minor or ward, except the power to consent to marriage or adoption of a minor ward.

(b) A parent who executes a delegation of powers under this section must mail or give a copy of the document to any other parent within 30 days of its execution unless:

(1) the other parent does not have visitation rights or has supervised visitation rights; or

(2) there is an existing order for protection under chapter 518B or a similar law of another state in effect against the other parent to protect the parent executing the delegation of powers or the child.

(c) A parent of a minor child may also delegate those powers by designating a standby or temporary custodian under chapter 257B.

HIST: 1982 c 472 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 455 art 6 s 15; 1997 c 65 s 5; 2000 c 404 s 12; 2000 c 458 s 7

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