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

A Wisconsin minor (child) power of attorney delegates a parent’s powers over a child’s care and custody under Wis. Stat. § 48.979. The statute includes a form, and Wisconsin’s courts publish a version as form GF-223.

Wisconsin Rules for Delegating Parental Power

All Custodial Parents Sign

A parent with legal custody can delegate these powers, but every parent with legal custody must properly execute the power of attorney.

One Year, With Two Exceptions

A delegation generally lasts no longer than one year. However, it can run longer if the agent is a relative of the child or the juvenile court approves it.

Six Things You Can’t Delegate

The statutory form can’t be used for any of these:

  • Consent to the child’s marriage or adoption
  • An abortion for the child
  • Termination of parental rights
  • The child’s enlistment in the U.S. armed forces
  • Placing the child in a foster home, group home, shelter care facility, or inpatient treatment facility

Court Approval in Some Cases

Most delegations happen privately, without any court involvement, according to Door County’s court guidance. But if the child is already under the juvenile court’s jurisdiction, the court must approve the delegation. Court approval is also needed for a nonrelative delegation longer than one year.

Tip

If you leave the end date blank, Wisconsin’s form treats the delegation as lasting one year. So write in your actual end date, especially if you’re naming a relative for a longer stretch.

How Long Does a Wisconsin Minor (Child) Power of Attorney Last?

Usually up to one year. A Wisconsin minor (child) power of attorney to a nonrelative can’t run longer without juvenile court approval.

Older versions of the statute capped every delegation at one year. Today, a delegation to a relative can last longer without going to court.

How to Sign and Revoke It in Wisconsin

  1. List each child and the agent receiving the powers.
  2. Check full parental power, or pick specific powers such as health care, school, travel out of state, or child care.
  3. Enter the effective date and an end date.
  4. Collect signatures from every parent with legal custody.
  5. Ask the agent to sign the declaration accepting the powers.

Any parent with legal custody can revoke it in writing at any time. Acts already taken in reliance on it stay valid.

What to Include in a Wisconsin Form

Because the law asks for substantial conformity with its form, follow it closely.

  • Each child’s name
  • The agent’s name and address
  • Full or specific powers delegated
  • Effective and termination dates
  • Signatures of every custodial parent
  • The agent’s signed declaration that they’re fit, willing, and able

Create your Wisconsin minor (child) power of attorney today and have it ready before you go.