A deploying parent, by power of attorney, may delegate all or part of custodial responsibility to an adult nonparent for the period of deployment if no other parent possesses custodial responsibility under law of this state other than this part, or if a court order currently in effect prohibits contact between the child and the other parent. The deploying parent may revoke the power of attorney by signing a revocation of the power.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-7-204
Grant and revocation of power of attorney
Known as the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act
The act spans §§ 36–36 (26 sections).
Acts 2014, ch. 798, § 1.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.