Ryland gave no indication of having any interest in furthering his relationship with the mother of his out-of-wedlock son.
But I guess if we have, it's no worse than having a child out of wedlock.
Levi Johnston became a household name in 2008, when his girlfriend Bristol Palin, daughter of Sarah Palin, announced her pregnancy out of wedlock.
Throughout most of the twentieth century, adoptions were conducted in secret, and records were often sealed to protect those involved from the social stigma of birth out of wedlock.
If a young woman was pregnant out-of-wedlock, the baby's adoption might be arranged by the mother's parents with the help of the head of her extended family.