CHC 1030 - Suspension of right of voluntary surrender of parental rights by initiation of termination proceeding

Art. 1030. Suspension of right of voluntary surrender of parental rights by initiation of termination proceeding

Once a petition to terminate parental rights has been filed, the parent is thereafter without authority to execute an act of surrender or otherwise to affect the custody of the child except:

(1) The parent may execute an act of surrender in favor of the department with the approval of the court.

(2) The parent may consent to a judgment terminating his parental rights as provided in Article 1033.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §10, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.