Georgia Statutes
§ 15-11-265 — Suspension of right of voluntary surrender of parental rights
Georgia·Title 15
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 affect the custody of his or her child except such parent may:
(1)Consent to a judgment terminating his or her parental rights; and (2) Execute an act of surrender in favor of:
(A)A third party if all of the parties to the petition to terminate parental rights agree; or (B) The department.
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Legislative History
Amended by 2014 Ga. Laws 635,§ 1-17, eff. 4/28/2014. Added by 2013 Ga. Laws 127,§ 1-1, eff. 1/1/2014.
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