What happens if I am deploying soon and I am the only person responsible for my child?
You can fill out a power of attorney form to give all or part of your custodial responsibility to another adult while you are gone. However, a power of attorney is only an option when one of the following two things is true:
- no other parent has custodial responsibility under Kentucky law; or
- there is a court order currently in effect that prevents your child’s other parent from having contact with your child.1
You can end (“revoke”) the power of attorney at any time by signing a document that specifically says you are terminating it.1
1 KRS § 403A.204