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Appendix D: authorization for consent to medical treatment of minor.


AUTHORIZATION FOR CONSENT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT OF MINOR

I, -- being the parent entitled to the legal and physical custody Physical custody involves the day-to-day care of a child and establishes where a child will live. The parent with physical custody has the right to have his/her child live with him/her.  of my minor child --, born --, do hereby authorize To empower another with the legal right to perform an action.

The Constitution authorizes Congress to regulate interstate commerce.


authorize v. to officially empower someone to act. (See: authority)
 --, into whose care the child has been entrusted, to consent to any X-ray examination, anesthetic anesthetic

Agent that produces a local or general loss of sensation, including pain, and therefore is useful in surgery and dentistry. General anesthesia induces loss of consciousness, most often using hydrocarbons (e.g.
, medical, or surgical diagnosis or treatment and hospital care to be rendered to said child under the supervision and upon the advice of a physician or other medical care provider licensed to practice medicine in any state in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . I further authorize --, to consent to any X-ray, examination, dental, or surgical diagnosis or treatment and hospital care to be rendered to said minor child by a dentist licensed to practice dentistry dentistry, treatment and care of the teeth and associated oral structures. Dentistry is mainly concerned with tooth decay, disease of the supporting structures, such as the gums, and faulty positioning of the teeth.  in any state in the United States.

This shall be valid from -- to --. Executed this -- day of --, 20 --, at --.

--

Signature of Principal

CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT acknowledgment, in law, formal declaration or admission by a person who executed an instrument (e.g., a will or a deed) that the instrument is his. The acknowledgment is made before a court, a notary public, or any other authorized person.  OF NOTARY PUBLIC A public official whose main powers include administering oaths and attesting to signatures, both important and effective ways to minimize Fraud in legal documents.  
State of --)
          ) SS.
County of --)
On -- before me, --, personally
 (Date)        (Notary)
appeared --
       Signer(s)

Personally known to me - OR -          proved to me on the basis of
                                       satisfactory evidence to be the
                                       person(s) whose name(s) is/are
                                       subscribed to the within
                                       instrument and acknowledged to
                                       me that he/she/they executed the
                                       same in his/her/their authorized
                                       capacity(ies), and that by
                                       his/her/their signature(s) on
                                       the instrument the person(s), or
                                       the entity upon behalf of which
                                       the person(s) acted, executed the
                                       instrument.

                                       WITNESS my hand and official
                                       seal.

                                       --
                                       Notary's Signature


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The overall planning of a person's wealth, including the preparation of a will and the planning of taxes after the individual's death.

Notes:
Contrary to popular belief, estate planning involves much more than preparing a will, and it is not only for the
 attorney who is familiar with these issues. This sample document in no way constitutes, and should not be relied upon, as legal advice.
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Publication:Life Lines: Documents to Protect You and Your Family in Times of Trouble
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Date:Jan 1, 2003
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