Voluntary TPR - how does that work?

In our case one parent signed voluntarily and the other did not. The non-signer also did not attempt to work whatever plan he was assigned, so there was no real chance he'd ever get to parent. So, we just had to wait for the "clock" to run out. His other family members were more of a threat to our foster-adoption hopes than he was. It's natural for folks whose lives are spinning out of control to want to control what little bits of it they can. For some parents, that means signing the TPR and working with adoptive parents. For others, it means digging in their heels. It's rough.