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Establishing paternity only comes with a time limit if that child already has a presumed father, who is not you. This time limit is four years after the birth of that child, as specified on their birth certificate. However, there are exceptions to this period of four years.

Establish Paternity by Acknowledgment - Paternity can be established without going to court if both parents sign a legal form called an ?Acknowledgment of Paternity.? It's important to remember that an Acknowledgment of Paternity only establishes paternity and can only be completed if your child was born in Texas.

In Texas, signing a birth certificate to establish paternity is not enough by itself. An unwed father must sign a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity (AOP) which acts as a document that legally establishes paternity between the father and the child.

Parents will go through the child support review process that will include an acknowledgement of paternity or a requested DNA test and, if both parents agree, they will sign an agreed court order later signed by the judge. Going this route, the parents may not have to appear in court.

The most common types of advance directives are the living will and the durable power of attorney for health care (sometimes known as the medical power of attorney).

______ I appoint this person to make decisions about my medical care if there ever comes a time when I cannot make those decisions myself. I want the person I have appointed, my doctors, my family and others to be guided by the decisions I have made in the parts of the form that follow.