Arizona Parental (Minor/Child) Power of Attorney

Arizona Parental (Minor/Child) Power of Attorney

Laws – § 14-5104 for non-military and § 14-5107 for military personnel

Instructions to write the Arizona minor/child power of attorney

1. Locate and Save the Appropriate Form

The PDF version of this legal document can be downloaded from this webpage by clicking the download button. You can also tailor the form to your needs online by using our power of attorney creator which is also accessible from this page. 

2. Contact Necessary Parties

An observer that does not have a relationship with the representative should be found and a time to meet the legal (notary) official should be scheduled. The witness and the Notary public should be available before the declarant signs the document.  

3. Fill Out This Form

In the first item labeled “Information Needed”, the complete name of the Parent or guardian (that is issuing this power) of the child should be recorded on the space connected to the bullet point that comes first. Underneath this, two columns are provided. On the left column, the concerned child’s complete name should be recorded. Then on the right column, the child’s date of birth should be recorded.

4. Declaring the Attorney-In-Fact

The declaration that starts with the term “The full legal name of the person who agrees…” should be located, then the complete name of the person that is required to accept the power to care for the minor children named above should be reported. On the space connected to the bullet point that comes next, “The full physical address…” will need the street, building, apartment number, state, city, and zip code where the reported Representative can be contacted physically. This address is required to be the real home address of the attorney-in-fact. 

5. Defining Responsibility and Authority

In the second item labeled “Responsibility Delegated”, the first checkbox should be filled if the Guardian or Parent issuing this power will give all obligations of the parents regarding the child to the representative. If the declarant desires to appoint specific commitments of the parent to the representative, then one or more of the subsequent options should be selected.

6. Declaring the Duration of Authority

In the third item labeled “Duration”, the Principal can decide the duration of the responsibility and power that is granted to the Attorney-in-fact will be for. If the principal is a military officer and the parental power will be needed for more than half a year but less than a year, then the second checkbox should be ticked and the Start Date and End Date should be recorded on the first and second lines supplied. 

7. Required Signatures

The Principal, a witness as well as a notary public are required to put a signature on this paperwork. The paragraph that comes first will be for the Principal’s signature and name to be documented. The Guardian or Parent is then required to put a signature on the line provided for the signature of the Principal. The witness that was present during the principal signing this paperwork is also required to enter his or her name in the next paragraph. Also in this section, the date of signature is required to be recorded utilizing the 3 empty lines following the name. The witness must also add their signature on the line provided for the Signature of the Witness.

The Segment of the Legal (Notary) Official needs the address, notary official, date, and certificate of the legal (notary) official to be provided. It should be noted that only the legal (notary) official that is going to attend to this section is required to supply this information.

The Principal is required to complete the paperwork for the parental authority of the attorney. This document should also be signed and dated by the Principal.