§ 4614. Power of attorney.

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(a)Authorization.-- A deploying parent, by power of attorney, may delegate all or part of custodial responsibility to an adult family member or spouse for the period of deployment if:

(1)the deploying parent has sole legal custody pursuant to a court order under the laws of this Commonwealth other than this chapter; or

(2)a court order currently in effect prohibits contact between the child and the other parent.

(b)Notice.--

(1)For an authorization under subsection

(a)to be valid, except as specified in paragraph (2), the deploying parent must give notice in a record to the other parent of the delegation of custodial responsibility through the power of attorney within 72 hours of the execution of the power.

(2)Paragraph

(1)does not apply if:

(i)the deploying parent has sole legal custody pursuant to a court order under the laws of this Commonwealth other than this chapter;

(ii)the other parent has not participated in the life of the child for a period of at least six months immediately preceding the execution of the power; or

(iii)the location of the other parent is unknown to the deploying parent.

(c)Revocation.--

(1)The deploying parent may revoke the power of attorney in a record signed by the deploying parent.

(2)If the power of attorney is required to be filed with a court under section 4615 (relating to filing agreement or power of attorney with court), a copy of the signed revocation shall also be filed with the court.

51c4615s