{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-257b.03","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 257B.03","heading":"DESIGNATOR.","body":"(a) A parent with legal and physical custody or a legal custodian may designate a standby or temporary custodian by means of a written designation unless the child has another legal parent:\n(1) whose parental rights have not been terminated;\n(2) whose whereabouts are known; and\n(3) who is willing and able to make and carry out the daily custodial care and make decisions concerning the child.\n(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a parent or legal custodian may designate a standby or temporary custodian with the consent of the other parent, or as provided by section 257B.05, subdivision 6.\n(c) A legal custodian pursuant to a designation of temporary custodianship may not designate a different temporary custodian.","path":["PUBLIC WELFARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","CHAPTER 257B. STANDBY CUSTODIAN; DESIGNATION; GUARDIAN"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/257B.03","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:39Z","sha256":"c67255dbf39876d0f835651358b45da982ba2fcad747a35b984151faf1f23938","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-257b.02","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-257b.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}