We have a case here at the firm in which a mother had a baby born out of wedlock - she took the kid - easy to do since she can prove she gave birth - but dad can't prove the kid is his - so he's out in the cold - The woman has since married another man. They are claiming the kid is of the marriage - easy enough to disprove with medical and marital records but meanwhile - months have passed and real dad has lost precious bonding time with his baby.
Moral to the story: cover your ass before a vindictive, trifling woman buries it.
Custody should be determined in any case but if you are not married, you need to lock it down quickly if you are a man.
Just sayin'.
It is what it is.
"Let anyone who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall" 1 Cor. 10:12