9:2-14. Surrender of child custody; validity


9:2-14.  Surrender of child custody;  validity
    Except as otherwise provided by law or by order or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or by testamentary disposition, no surrender of the custody of a child shall be valid in this State unless made to an approved agency pursuant to the provisions of this act or pursuant to the provisions of a substantially similar law of another State or territory of the United States or of the Dominion of Canada or of one of its provinces.

     L.1955, c. 232, p. 896, s. 2.
 
9:2-15.  Surrender or termination of rights of one parent;  rights of other  parent
    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.

     L.1955, c. 232, p. 896, s. 3.
 
9:2-16.  Voluntary surrender to approved agency
    An approved agency may take a voluntary surrender of custody of a child from  the parent of such child, or from such other person or persons who, by order of  a court of competent jurisdiction, have been substituted for the parent as to  custody of such child.  Each such surrender, when properly acknowledged in the  manner and form provided by sections 46:14-6 and 46:14-7 of the Revised  Statutes, shall be valid whether or not the person giving the same is a minor,  and shall be irrevocable except at the discretion of the approved agency taking  such surrender or upon order or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction,  setting aside such surrender upon proof of fraud, duress or misrepresentation.

     L.1955, c. 232, p. 896, s. 4.