Section 42-2-603 - Petition for termination of parental rights(1) Pending the termination or other disposition of the rights of the father of the child, the birth mother may execute a relinquishment and consent to adoption.(2) The department, a licensed child-placing agency, the prospective adoptive parent to whom the relinquishment is issued, or a guardian with custody of the child shall file with the court a signed and notarized petition for termination of parental rights pursuant to Title 41, chapter 3, or pursuant to this title.(3) At the request of the relinquishing parent, the execution of a relinquishment may be conditioned as set forth in 42-2-411.(4) Pending disposition of the petition, the court may enter an order authorizing temporary care of the child.En. Sec. 63, Ch. 480, L. 1997.