Legal advice will be all over the place...
...since this is a states matter, each state has different laws and loopholes.
On the other hand, I'm pretty well qualified in this field to give you some fatherly advice: don't rush to get married and don't rush to have children. You are talking about a life-transforming event. It can make your life wonderful or drive you to suicide. Wait and think about it for a year or two.
In any case, good luck to you!