Section 15-11-265. (Effective January 1, 2014) Suspension of right of voluntary surrender of parental rights

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   Once a petition to terminate parental rights has been filed, the parent of a child adjudicated as a dependent child shall thereafter be without authority to execute an act of surrender or otherwise to affect the custody of his or her child except such parent may:

   (1) Execute an act of surrender in favor of the department; and

   (2) Consent to a judgment terminating his or her parental rights.

Code 1981, § 15-11-265, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

                    
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