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Legal Information: Northern Mariana Islands
What is a power of attorney?
A power of attorney (“POA”) is a document that allows a third party to make important decisions on someone else’s behalf. The third party might be called the “attorney-in-fact” or the “agent.” If someone else is taking care of your child temporarily, you might choose to grant that person a POA so that s/he can make decisions for your child while your child is living with him/her.
However, a POA is not a court order. It does not actually give the agent any legal form of custody – only a judge can do that.
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