§ 4614 — Power of attorney

(a) Authorization.--A deploying parent, by power of attorney, may delegate all or part of custodial responsibility to an adult family member or spouse for the period of deployment if:

(1) the deploying parent has sole legal custody pursuant to a court order under the laws of this Commonwealth other than this chapter; or

(2) a court order currently in effect prohibits contact between the child and the other parent.

(b) Notice.--

(1) For an authorization under subsection (a) to be valid, except as specified in paragraph (2), the deploying parent must give notice in a record to the other parent of the delegation of custodial responsibility through the power of attorney within 72 hours of the execution of the power.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply if:

(i) the deploying parent has sole legal custody pursuant to a court order under the laws of this Commonwealth other than this chapter;

(ii) the other parent has not participated in the life of the child for a period of at least six months immediately preceding the execution of the power; or

(iii) the location of the other parent is unknown to the deploying parent.

(c) Revocation.--

(1) The deploying parent may revoke the power of attorney in a record signed by the deploying parent.

(2) If the power of attorney is required to be filed with a court under section 4615 (relating to filing agreement or power of attorney with court), a copy of the signed revocation shall also be filed with the court.