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California doesn't have a statute of limitations or a deadline addressing how long a father has to establish his paternity. If there's uncertainty about a child's parentage, the court can order blood tests to establish paternity for as long as up to two years following the child's birth.

Every baby born in California must be registered with a birth certificate under state law. A certified copy of a birth certificate is a legal record of your baby's birth, which is recognized in any court.

You will need to complete an Application to Amend a Birth Record – Acknowledgement of Paternity/Parentage (VS 22 form). This form must be signed by both parents.

Until the matter is completed, alleged parents receive few rights toward the children. They have the right to receive notice of dependency hearings and to argue their case for or against their parentage of the children in question. However, they receive no additional rights until they are named presumed parents.

In the case of dissolution, both parents have equal rights to custody, each can be held responsible for support, etc. In California, due to the legal presumption of parenthood, both female parents are listed on the child's birth certificate from birth.

Adjudicate parentage in Texas is used when the identity of one or more of the child's parents is unclear. Usually, it is clear who a child's parents are - but not always. Sometimes, it takes a court to make the final determination to establish a parent's parental rights as the child's parent.

If you amend or revoke your registered advance health care directive, you need to complete a new Registration of Written Advance Health Care Directive (PDF) form. Check the applicable box on Item 1 of the form and follow the instructions.

The form must be signed by two qualified witnesses or acknowledged before a notary public. Give a copy of the signed and completed form to your physician, to any other health care providers you may have, to any health care institution at which you are receiving care, and to any health care agents you have named.

In California, you must have the POA notarized. In some cases, you can choose to have it witnessed by two people instead, though it's best to at the very least have your POA notarized. (See above.) If you do choose witnesses, they must be over 18 and they can't be named as agents in your POA.