Does a divorce finalized in 1989 ever expire in California?

Unless an "expiration date" is specified within the judgment itself, a dissolution judgment can be enforced any time

Respondent is in the Philippines. Service will be done by a relative, do we need to request extension to serve Respondent?

I do not believe you need an extension unless there is a scheduled hearing on the court's calendar.

You can redact the SSN but you cannot redact the entire account #

Are you the presumed father? and if so under what? you could be the presumed father if 1. The child born into marriage 2. If you signed the...

How do I become the legal father?

Your are the presumed father under 7611; you have taken the child into your home and held him/her out to the world as your own; you may want the...

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I am currently going through a divorce. If I am unemployed, can i still ask for full custody of my children?

The unemployment and custody are two unrelated subjects; if you have a place to house your children and the court determines that it would be in...

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Can I appoint my mother as my 1yr old daughter legal guardian?

You cannot do that; not without a court order appointing your mom as the legal guardian, which requires a guardianship petition by your mom.

I want custody of my children back

I do not think it would easy but you may want to start with some type of step-up visitation schedule and graduate to joint custody in 9 months or so.

I have sole legal custody and sole physical custody. What should happen if I die?

Interesting question; if you, as the custodial parent die, the custody reverts to the surviving parent. You may want to explore the idea of your...

What does it mean if court has assumed jurisdiction of the law practice of the party’s attorney

That means the attorney either died or was disbarred and the court will run his office by appointing an attorney to take care of the clients' affairs.