If you are the parent of young children, you may occasionally need to leave them in the care of a close friend during a quick business trip, or perhaps with the grandparents while you take a kid-free holiday. Or, you may routinely leave your children in the care of a nanny. When and if you do, you should consider taking the step of creating a Parental Power of Attorney (POA), also called a Power of Attorney for Child.<\/p>\n
Like all POAs, this legal instrument grants another person, called the \u201cagent,\u201d the authority to make decisions that only you would otherwise be able to make. If you are not immediately reachable during a time-sensitive situation, whether a life-threatening emergency or a more routine matter, the parental POA allows your trusted agent to make decisions for your child on your behalf.<\/p>\n
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