Does Power of Attorney Get Child Visitation?
Power of attorney refers to the legal action of granting someone, called an “agent,” or an “attorney-in-fact,” the authority to act on your behalf. You can also grant power of attorney for your children to an agent, who will take control over decisions for your children and retain custody. While power of attorney for children most commonly begins upon the death of the parents, you can also grant an agent control permanently or temporarily for a variety of other reasons, even if you are still living. You can also limit the amount of power the agent has—called limited or special power of attorney—and allow him to handle only one aspecft or limited aspects of your children’s lives.
