7B-909.1. Relinquishment to a department of social services.
Before the relinquishment of a juvenile to a department of social services for the purpose of adoption may be executed by a parent who is a respondent in an action under this Subchapter and (i) whose retained counsel has entered a notice of appearance or (ii) who has an attorney whose provisional appointment has been confirmed by the court, each of the following shall occur:
(1) Notice shall be given by any reasonable and timely means of communication to the parent's counsel or, if such counsel is unavailable, to the partner or employee at the attorney's office that the department has made arrangements for the parent to execute a relinquishment at a specific date, time, and location.
(2) The parent shall be advised of the right to seek the advice of the parent's counsel prior to executing the relinquishment and to have the parent's counsel present while executing the relinquishment. (2019-33, s. 13.)
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§ 7B-900.1 - Post adjudication venue.
§ 7B-901 - Initial dispositional hearing.
§ 7B-903 - Dispositional alternatives for abused, neglected, or dependent juvenile.
§ 7B-903.1 - Juvenile placed in custody of a department of social services.
§ 7B-903.2 - Emergency motion for placement and payment.
§ 7B-904 - Authority over parents of juvenile adjudicated as abused, neglected, or dependent.
§ 7B-905 - Dispositional order.
§ 7B-906.1 - Review and permanency planning hearings.
§ 7B-906.2 - Permanent plans; concurrent planning.
§ 7B-908 - Post termination of parental rights' placement court review.
§ 7B-909 - Review of agency's plan for placement.
§ 7B-909.1 - Relinquishment to a department of social services.
§ 7B-910 - Review of voluntary foster care placements.
§ 7B-910.1 - Review of voluntary foster care placements with young adults.
§ 7B-911 - Civil child custody order.
§ 7B-912 - Juveniles 14 years of age and older; Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement.