No surrender of custody by, nor termination of the parental rights of, one parent shall affect the rights of the other parent; nor may one parent act as the agent or representative of the other parent in the surrender of custody or termination of parental rights.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:2-15
Surrender or termination of rights of one parent; rights of other parent
Known as the Department of Children and Families Act
The act spans §§ 9:10-1 to 9:7-7 (398 sections).
L.1955, c. 232, p. 896, s. 3.
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