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Category: Estate Planning | FAQs
This Preventive Law Alert was written by: John Goodson, Colleen Manley and Christine Goodson Forakis.
Every parent of minor children and all those who baby sit them. It avoids possible legal and medical problems that may arise while baby sitting. A friend or relative should not be forced to face a situation where their ability to consent on the child's behalf is questioned by a person in a position of power.
The form gives the person left in charge of someone else's child the power to do what is legally necessary to make decisions regarding that child. No one will say that your child must wait for medical treatment or cannot sign up for little league.
You give the executed originals to the custodians. You may have multiple persons at the same time having this consent. You keep blank copies of the forms in your estate notebook with your other estate planning documents.
Whenever someone requests a parent's approval. The babysitter presents the form to the person requesting a parent's approval. This is legally enforceable document and most people who require it are familiar with the concept.
The form is valid either until the child turns eighteen or you revoke it. You revoke it by taking the form back from the person you gave it to or by limiting the duration of its effectiveness in the space on the form designated "termination date." You have the flexibility to meet your individual needs.
Yes. The law requires a parent's approval for countless situations involving their minor children. There is no exception for grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, or cousins. You will need more than oral authorization, that is why we recommend everyone you trust be given this form.
The form authorizes the custodian to sue whoever impedes its implementation. Just showing the person standing in the way that paragraph in the form may cause them to temper the reluctance to cooperate.
Yes, it is designed to be useful in these situations also. These custodians of these children might have a greater need for the form because of the condition of the child in their care.
No. The form includes provisions that limit the consent that the temporary custodian may give on the parent's behalf. Our form prevents the custodian from authorizing abortions, birth control, tattoos, or body piercing. You may include any limitations you prefer in the form in the special instructions section.
We designed the form to allow the parents to provide special instructions that legally bind the babysitter. The parent relieves the baby-sitter from all liability unless he/she acts negligently or worse.
You present the form at the time of check-in. The staff should be familiar with this type of form and you will be able to act as the natural parent would in that situation. If there is a problem, you should ask them to read the form and pay special attention to the provisions authorizing legal action if it is not honored.
You use this form as a permission slip. Send a blank copy of the form home with the children who will attend and have the parent's return an executed copy before the outing. This way you are safe and so are the children.
No, the parent's will be liable. The consent you give is in reality the parent's consent. This means you may rest assured that your good deed will go unpunished. The parents relieve the custodian of this liability
To authenticate signatures to the doctors, nurses and hospital staff. They have no way of knowing the signatures are genuine without notarization. A properly executed form will make you, the custodian and the medical staff happy and will ensure that the minor child receives the quickest attention possible.
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