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 1025.2.
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