Surrenders (TCA 36-1-111)

Sometimes a parent may wish to voluntarily relinquish his or her parental rights. This is also referred to as a “surrender”.  Surrenders are so confidential that only Judges and Clerks are allowed to view the files.

The Orders should be kept in a separate order book from all other orders.  This requires a separate “Surrender” court.  The case Assigned/Home Court should be the surrender court.

There should be one case per parent.  There may be multiple children on one case.