{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-524.5-211","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 524.5-211","heading":"DELEGATION OF POWER BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN.","body":"(a) A parent, legal custodian, or nonprofessional guardian of a minor or incapacitated person, by a properly executed power of attorney, may delegate to another person, for a period not exceeding one year, any powers regarding care, custody, or property of the minor or person subject to guardianship, except the power to consent to marriage or adoption of a minor person subject to guardianship.\n(b) A professional guardian of a minor or incapacitated person, by a properly executed power of attorney, may delegate to another person, for a period not exceeding 30 days, any powers regarding care, custody, or property of the minor or person subject to guardianship, except the power to consent to marriage or adoption of a minor person subject to guardianship. A professional guardian delegating parental rights under this paragraph must submit the power of attorney to the court.\n(c) A parent who executes a delegation of powers under this section must mail or give a copy of the document to any other parent within 30 days of its execution unless:\n(1) the other parent does not have parenting time or has supervised parenting time; or\n(2) there is an existing order for protection under chapter 518B or a similar law of another state in effect against the other parent to protect the parent, legal custodian, or guardian executing the delegation of powers or the child.\n(d) A parent, legal custodian, or guardian of a minor child may also delegate those powers by designating a standby or temporary custodian under chapter 257B.","path":["PROBATE; PROPERTY; ESTATES; GUARDIANSHIPS; ANATOMICAL GIFTS","CHAPTER 524. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE","Article 5 PROTECTION OF PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY AND THEIR PROPERTY","Part 2 GUARDIAN OF MINOR"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/524.5-211","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:49Z","sha256":"d339ca8d99b8bf2543135ce281fb2dbf39e0a605ce9a988e16afa5c47c657f59","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-524.5-210","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-524.5-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}