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What Is a Missouri Minor (Child) Power of Attorney?

A Missouri minor (child) power of attorney delegates a parent’s powers over a child’s care and custody under RSMo 475.602. It’s part of the Supporting and Strengthening Families Act, which took effect in 2018.

Missouri Rules for Delegating Parental Powers

One Year at a Time

A parent or legal custodian can delegate these powers for a period not to exceed one year. If the arrangement lasts longer, you must sign a new power of attorney for each additional year. A parent on active duty service can delegate for longer.

Four Powers Stay With You

The attorney-in-fact can’t consent to the child’s marriage or adoption, an abortion, or termination of parental rights.

Your Rights Stay Intact

A delegation doesn’t change any existing court order. It also doesn’t take away your rights over custody, visitation, or support.

Extra Checks When a Program Helps

If a community service program for families in crisis helps arrange the delegation, the law calls for background checks. They cover the attorney-in-fact and any adults in that household, before the child moves in.

Not Foster Care

In addition, a child living with an attorney-in-fact under this law isn’t considered placed in foster care.

Schools Keep You in the Loop

While the power of attorney is in force, the child’s school communicates with both the attorney-in-fact and the parent or legal custodian.

Tip

Missouri replaced its older delegation statute, RSMo 475.024, in 2018. So if a form or website cites it, look for a newer version that follows sections 475.602 and 475.604.

Does a Missouri Minor Power of Attorney Need a Notary?

Yes. Under RSMo 475.604, any Missouri minor (child) power of attorney made under section 475.602 must be witnessed by a notary public.

The same section lists what the form must contain. That includes the attorney-in-fact’s full name, signature, address, and phone number. It must also describe how long the delegation lasts and acknowledge that you can revoke it at any time.

How to Sign It in Missouri

  1. List each child’s full name.
  2. Name the attorney-in-fact with address and phone number.
  3. Choose to delegate all care, custody, and property powers, or list specific ones.
  4. State the time period, up to one year.
  5. Sign before a notary, along with the attorney-in-fact.

If you revoke it, the child returns to your custody as soon as reasonably possible.

What to Include in a Missouri Form

Section 475.604 works as a ready-made checklist.

  • Each child’s full name
  • The attorney-in-fact’s full name, signature, address, and phone
  • A statement delegating all powers, or a list of specific powers
  • The excluded powers: marriage, adoption, abortion, and termination of parental rights
  • The time period and an acknowledgment that you can revoke it
  • A notary’s certificate

Create your Missouri minor (child) power of attorney today and have it ready for the notary.