This question is prompted by a situation l got to know of. A lady got pregnant for her then boyfriend in 2007, at first the guy denied the pregnancy but later accepted it and even promised marriage to the lady but he bolted away. The lady's family took care of her till she put to bed to a baby girl in 2008

The baby girl was registered under her mother's family name since the lady was unmarried. The lady met someone else who she is been dating for the last 2 years and it is now leading to marriage this December, The husband to-be has wholeheartedly accepted the girl and even changed her to a more expensive school By the tradition where the woman comes from (she is from Ezeagu, in Enugu state) a child born out of wedlock belongs to the lady's family and whoever pays her bride price automatically becomes the child's father.

Baby daddy has now shown face and wants to be part of the girl's life and had physically fought with the husband to-be. The lady's family had warned him severally to keep off and even told the school where the girl attends not to ever allow him access to the girl. l am told not even the courts can grant Baby daddy any form of custodial rights.

Where l am from in lmo state, 'any child born at home' (outside wedlock) belongs to the lady's family and he/she bears the family's name and becomes like the last born of the family. When the lady marries, she leaves the child behind with her family though the child can be visiting the mother.

There is also this incident l heard of where a man had lived with a woman for almost 8 years and had 3 children with her without any marital rites, when he died, the family of the 'widow' did not allow her to be involved in his burial citing he was never married to their daughter and the children were not regarded as his by tradition.

What is the status of a child born out of wedlock where you come from?

Same as yours

big question

a child is a child
born outside wedlock
inside wedlock
beside wedlock
on top of wedlock

its a fuckin child

what part of freakin imo are you from btw
newsflash i'm from imo too
no come here dey booboo person