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HF4187 • 2026

Terms of a delegation of parental authority modified.

Terms of a delegation of parental authority modified.

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Hollins, Berg
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Official Summary Text

Terms of a delegation of parental authority modified.

Current Bill Text

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relating to civil law; modifying the terms of a delegation of parental authority;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 524.5-211.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 524.5-211, is amended to read:

524.5-211 DELEGATION OF POWER BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN.

(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
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one year
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three years
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, 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.

(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.

(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:

(1) the other parent does not have parenting time or has supervised parenting time; or

(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.

(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.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment and

applies to a delegation of power signed before, on, or after that date.

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