Suspension of right of voluntary surrender of parental rights

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. PART 2 VENUE FOR PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS 15-11-270. Venue.