Power of attorney for my father in family court

I understand that you have already filed a petition before the Family court in Chennai through a lawyer. Your lawyer can file a petition before the family court to dispense you appearance each time. I don't think that a power of attorney needs to be executed for conducting the case in your absence. Criminal procedure court provide provisions for filing petition before the court to dispense with your appearance and if the same is dismissed or not allowed, appeal can be taken up before the high court.

Ramesh Chandran

There is no need for you to appear before the court for each and every hearing.  If you have engaged an advocate, it is his duty to represent on your behalf  during your absence in the court.  The POA intended to be given in favor of your father will not solve the purpose because as fr as the evidence is concerned, it is you who have to adduce it and not your father.  Your father will not be able to answer the  questions for which the answers will be known only to you.  So better to drop the idea of giving POA to our father.  Instead, you ask your advocate the case in your absence, let your father be present during the dates of hearing in the court o watch the developments.