Utah Code 78B-20-204. Power of attorney
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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-20-204
- Adult: means an individual who has attained 18 years old or is an emancipated minor. See Utah Code 78B-20-102
- Child: means :(3)(a) an unemancipated individual who has not attained 18 years old; or(3)(b) an adult son or daughter by birth or adoption, or under law of this state other than this chapter, who is the subject of a court order concerning custodial responsibility. See Utah Code 78B-20-102
- Court: means a tribunal, including an administrative agency, authorized under the law of this state other than this chapter to make, enforce, or modify a decision regarding custodial responsibility. See Utah Code 78B-20-102
- Custodial responsibility: includes all powers and duties relating to caretaking authority and decision-making authority for a child. See Utah Code 78B-20-102
- Deploying parent: means a service member who is deployed or has been notified of impending deployment and is:
(7)(a) a parent of a child under the law of this state other than this chapter; or(7)(b) an individual who has custodial responsibility for a child under the law of this state other than this chapter. See Utah Code 78B-20-102- Deployment: means the movement or mobilization of a service member for more than 90 days but less than 18 months pursuant to uniformed service orders that:
(8)(a) are designated as unaccompanied;(8)(b) do not authorize dependent travel; or(8)(c) otherwise do not permit the movement of family members to the location to which the service member is deployed. See Utah Code 78B-20-102- Nonparent: means an individual other than a deploying parent or other parent. See Utah Code 78B-20-102
- Other parent: means an individual who, in common with a deploying parent, is:
(13)(a) a parent of a child under the law of this state other than this chapter; or(13)(b) an individual who has custodial responsibility for a child under the law of this state other than this chapter. See Utah Code 78B-20-102- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Utah Code 78B-20-102
A deploying parent, by power of attorney, may delegate all or part of custodial responsibility to an adult nonparent for the period of deployment if no other parent possesses custodial responsibility under the law of this state other than this chapter or if a court order currently in effect prohibits contact between the child and the other parent. The deploying parent may revoke the power of attorney by signing a revocation of the power.