O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 15-11-265 (2019)

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 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.

History

Code 1981, § 15-11-265, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2014, p. 780, § 1-17/SB 364.

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Annotations

The 2014 amendment, effective April 28, 2014, deleted "execute an act of surrender or otherwise to" preceding "affect the" in the introductory paragraph; deleted former paragraph (1), which read: "Execute an act of surrender in favor of the department; and"; redesignated former paragraph (2) as present paragraph (1); added "; and" at the end of paragraph (1); and added paragraph (2).

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PART 2 VENUE FOR PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS