General Power of Attorney for Care and Custody of Child or Children
Power of Attorney and Health Care - General - Indiana
Indiana Code Section 30-5-3-3.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an attorney in fact may act under a power of attorney without recording the power of attorney with the county recorder.
(b) An attorney in fact shall record the power of attorney authorizing the execution of a document that must be recorded before presenting the document for recording.
(c) A county recorder may not accept a document for recording if the document:
(1) was executed; and
(2) is presented; by an attorney in fact whose power of attorney is unrecorded.
(d) A document creating a power of attorney must comply with recording requirements, including notary and preparation statements, to be recorded under this section.
(e) A document that is presented by an attorney in fact for recording must reference the book and page or instrument number where the instrument creating the power of attorney is recorded before the document may be presented by the attorney in fact.
Indiana Code Section 30-5-4-1:
To be valid, a power of attorney must meet the following conditions:
(1) Be in writing.
(2) Name an attorney in fact.
(3) Give the attorney in fact the power to act on behalf of the principal.
(4) Be signed by the principal in the presence of a notary public.
Indiana Code Section 30-5-4-2:
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a power of attorney is effective on the date the power of attorney is signed by the principal.
(b) A power of attorney may:
(1) specify the date on which the power will become effective; or
(2) become effective upon the occurrence of an event.
Indiana Code Section 30-5-4-3:
(a) Except as otherwise stated in the power of attorney, if more than one (1) attorney in fact is named, each attorney in fact may act independently of the other attorney in fact in the exercise of a power or duty.
(b) Except as otherwise stated in the power of attorney, if:
(1) more than one (1) attorney in fact is named; and
(2) one (1) attorney in fact fails to serve or ceases to serve; the remaining attorney in fact may continue to act under the power of attorney without a successor for the attorney in fact who failed to serve or ceased to serve.
Indiana Code Section 30-5-4-4:
(a) Except as stated otherwise in the power of attorney, an attorney in fact fails to serve or ceases to serve when:
(1) the attorney in fact dies;
(2) the attorney in fact resigns;
(3) the attorney in fact is adjudged incapacitated by a court;
(4) the attorney in fact cannot be located upon reasonable inquiry;
(5) the attorney in fact, if at one time the principal's spouse, legally is no longer the principal's spouse; or
(6) a physician familiar with the condition of the current attorney in fact certifies in writing to the immediate successor attorney in fact that the current attorney in fact is unable to transact a significant part of the business required under the power of attorney.
(b) Except as stated otherwise in the power of attorney, if the replaced attorney in fact reappears or is subsequently able to transact business, the successor attorney in fact shall remain as the attorney in fact.
(c) Except as otherwise stated in the power of attorney, an attorney in fact designated as a successor has the powers granted under the power of attorney to the original attorney in fact.
Indiana Code Section 30-5-4-5:
(a) Except as stated otherwise in the power of attorney, an attorney in fact is entitled to reimbursement of all reasonable expenses advanced by the attorney in fact on behalf of the principal.
(b) Except as otherwise stated in the power of attorney, an attorney in fact is entitled to a reasonable fee for services rendered. The attorney in fact shall, not later than twelve (12) months after the date the service is rendered, notify the principal in writing of the amount claimed as compensation for rendering the service.
