Minnesota Parental Delegation- A Useful Form for Parents and Temporary Caregivers

Parents who need temporary caregivers for the children can make use of a Minnesota parental delegation form,  which is sometimes called a Minnesota delegation of parental authority or Minnesota delegation of parental powers.  The law authorizing the delegation is Minnesota  Statute 524.5-211.

A parental delegation grants parental powers over the children to a non-parent on a temporary basis.  A parental delegation does not take away any rights from the natural parents.  A delegation does not change custody.  Think of a parental delegation as adding another temporary parent instead of taking away a natural parent.  The temporary caregiver steps into the shoes of the parent for all reasons related to the care of the children until the delegation terminates.

A delegation is useful when one or both parents are traveling or deployed or otherwise temporarily unavailable to parent the children.   A delegation is signed by one or both parents and by the persons agreeing to take on the temporary responsibility of parenting the children.  A signed Minnesota parental delegation is not filed with the Court.  The Court is not involved with the signing or recording the parental delegation.

The delegation is a tool for temporary use only and not a means to permanently change caregivers or custody.

Minnesota parental delegation form compliments of Kate Willmore:  Parental Delegation 5-23-2013

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 Kate Willmore, Saint Cloud, Minnesota, Family Lawyer and Mediation

Copyright 2013