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 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.
Effective: June 29, 2021

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 403A.204

  • Adult: means an individual who has attained eighteen (18) years of age or an emancipated minor. See Kentucky Statutes 403A.102
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Child: means :
    (a) An unemancipated individual who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. See Kentucky Statutes 403A.102
  • Court: means a tribunal authorized under law of this state other than this chapter to make, enforce, or modify a decision regarding custodial responsibility. See Kentucky Statutes 403A.102
  • Custodial responsibility: includes all powers and duties relating to caretaking authority and decision-making authority for a child. See Kentucky Statutes 403A.102
  • Deploying parent: means a service member who is deployed or has been notified of impending deployment and is:
    (a) A parent of a child under law of this state other than this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 403A.102
  • Deployment: means the movement or mobilization of a service member for more than ninety (90) days but less than eighteen (18) months pursuant to uniformed service orders that:
    (a) Are designated as unaccompanied. See Kentucky Statutes 403A.102
  • Nonparent: means an individual other than a deploying parent or other parent. See Kentucky Statutes 403A.102
  • Other parent: means an individual who, in common with a deploying parent, is:
    (a) A parent of a child under law of this state other than this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 403A.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 Kentucky Statutes 403A.102

History: Created 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 94, sec. 11, effective June 29, 2021.

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