Q: Power of attorney over a minor child
If the parent who has the child in their custody realizes that they can no longer financially support her can I sign power of attorney over to the man who has been in her life the last 10 years and she knows as step dad or will she have to go to her biological father even though she does not want to be there and if she went and stayed with stepdad she would actually be reunited with both of her younger siblings because that's what's best for her
A: It's worth a try. It's always possible that the biological father will ask that he be awarded custody, but that remains to be seen, doesn't it?
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