2001 Minnesota Statutes

     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