Unless she cooperated he would have to go to court if he wanted access to her . He wouldn’t get full custody unless she signed the child over to him . It’s extremely hard to prove a mother is unfit , it could take years in court battles .Judges will always side with the mother . The smartest thing she has done is not marrying him.He may not have automatic guardianship etc but he definately has rights to see his daughter. Sure he has been her main career.
Definitely agree that someone has said/done something to prevent R being used as content. I think this is great as in the future, the poor kid will not want to be linked with her mothers behaviors.