Expand power of attorney, caretaker authorization affidavit

Summary

The bill lets a parent, guardian or custodian give a grandparent or other kinship caregiver a power of attorney to handle a child’s school enrollment, medical treatment and other care decisions, but not marriage or adoption. It can be used only when the parent is seriously ill, incarcerated, detained, homeless, in treatment, or otherwise temporarily unable to care for the child, or when the other parent is deceased or parental rights have been terminated. The parent’s future custody rights remain unchanged and the authority can be revoked.

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