Utah Minor (Child) Power of Attorney Form

Utah minor (child) power of attorney allows a parent or guardian to temporarily delegate powers regarding the care and custody of a minor. The appointed caregiver, or “attorney-in-fact,” is authorized to provide for the minor in effectively the same capacity as the parent until the document expires or the parent or guardian resumes responsibility for their child.

Utah Minor (Child) Power of Attorney Form

Utah minor (child) power of attorney allows a parent or guardian to temporarily delegate powers regarding the care and custody of a minor. The appointed caregiver, or “attorney-in-fact,” is authorized to provide for the minor in effectively the same capacity as the parent until the document expires or the parent or guardian resumes responsibility for their child.

Last updated June 19th, 2024

Utah minor (child) power of attorney allows a parent or guardian to temporarily delegate powers regarding the care and custody of a minor. The appointed caregiver, or “attorney-in-fact,” is authorized to provide for the minor in effectively the same capacity as the parent until the document expires or the parent or guardian resumes responsibility for their child.

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Laws

Signing Requirements – The signatures of the parent/guardian and appointed attorney-in-fact should be notarized.[1]
Expiration – The attorney-in-fact’s powers are only effective for a period of six months unless a shorter period is stated on the document.[2]

Sample

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UTAH MINOR CHILD POWER OF ATTORNEY
I swear that the following is true:

(1) I am the parent court-appointed guardian of [MINOR CHILD NAME], who was born on [MM/DD/YYYY].

(2) I appoint the following person as my attorney-in-fact for the person named in Paragraph (1).

Name: [ATTORNEY-IN-FACT NAME]
Address: [ATTORNEY-IN-FACT STREET ADDRESS]
City, State, ZIP: [ATTORNEY-IN-FACT CITY/STATE/ZIP]
Phone: [ATTORNEY-IN-FACT PHONE]
E-mail: [ATTORNEY-IN-FACT EMAIL]

(Check (3) OR (4), not both. If you check (4), describe the authority being delegated.)

(3) – I delegate to my attorney-in-fact all power and authority that I have as a parent or guardian, except the power to consent to marriage or adoption.

(4) – I delegate to my attorney-in-fact only the specific authority to: [DESCRIBE POWERS]

(5) This power of attorney lasts until [MM/DD/YYYY]. (This date must be within the next 6 months.)

(6) – This power of attorney lasts even in the event of my disability.

Date: ______________ Parent/Guardian Signature: _______________________

Typed or printed name: [PARENT/GUARDIAN NAME]
Address: [PARENT/GUARDIAN STREET ADDRESS]
City, State, ZIP: [PARENT/GUARDIAN CITY/STATE/ZIP]
Phone: [PARENT/GUARDIAN PHONE]
E-mail: [PARENT/GUARDIAN EMAIL]

On this date, I certify that [PARENT/GUARDIAN NAME], who is known to me or who presented satisfactory identification in the form of [FORM OF IDENTIFICATION], has, while in my presence and while under oath or affirmation, voluntarily signed this document and declared that it is true.

Date: ______________ Notary Public Signature: _______________________

Typed or printed name: [NOTARY PUBLIC NAME]

[Notary Seal]