HB-5466, As Passed House, February 24, 2004

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5466

                                                                             A bill to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled                                             

"Estates and protected individuals code,"                                   

by amending section 5103 (MCL 700.5103), as amended by 2000 PA              

54.                                                                         

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1       Sec. 5103.  (1) By a properly executed power of attorney, a                 

2   parent or guardian of a minor or a guardian of a legally                    

3   incapacitated individual may delegate to another person, for a              

4   period not exceeding 6 months, any of the parent's or guardian's            

5   powers regarding care, custody, or property of the minor child or           

6   ward, except the power to consent to marriage or adoption of a              

7   minor ward or to release of a minor ward for adoption.                      

8   (2) If a parent or guardian is serving in the armed forces of               

9   the United States and is deployed to a foreign nation, and if the           

10  power of attorney so provides, a delegation under this section is           

1   effective until the thirty-first day after the end of the                   

2   deployment.                                                                 

3       (3) If a guardian for a minor or legally incapacitated                      

4   individual delegates any power under this section, the guardian             

5   shall notify the court within 7 days after execution of the power           

6   of attorney  ,  and provide the court the name, address, and                

7   telephone number of the attorney-in-fact.