MM : Your main concern should be the lack of orders you have where there is risk the OP may take off with the child.

The birth cert alone as Cameron stated above does not determine legal parentage.

If the child is abducted without parenting orders in place it may mean the whole process of recovery could take longer. You will need to file an initiating application for parenting orders at the same time as the recovery orders.

Recovery doesn’t happen instantly.

Best to get the parenting orders now to set legal boundaries.