New Jersey Minor (Child) Power of Attorney Form

Signing Requirements

Laws

Maximum Term: 1 year. May be renewed indefinitely and may be extended up to 6-months in "exigent circumstances."<a class="source-url" href="#source-url1">[1]</a>

Signing Requirements: Must be signed in the presence of a notary and one witness.<a class="source-url" href="#source-url2">[2]</a>

Exigent Circumstances means circumstances that render the parent, custodian, or guardian who makes a delegation unable to execute a renewal of the delegation for reasons including, but not limited to, that the parent, custodian, or guardian is debilitated or incapacitated, and that would cause imminent harm or threatened harm to the well-being of the parent's, custodian's, or guardian's minor child or minor ward without such renewal.<a class="source-url" href="#source-url3">[3]</a>

Sources

1. § 3B:12-39(b)
2. § 46:14-2.1
3. § 3B:12-39(g)