My downside is her family being friends with everybody down in that small town, the chief of police, the judge, the mayor, etc

I arrived back in Washington Friday the 10th after being across the country for the last 7-8 years. My daughter who is nearly 2 was taken from me and I am now going through a custody battle with a woman who has done this to two other men, with three other children. Is there any advice out there for anything I could do to help my chances of securing sole custody? I have never been away from my daughter for more than 12 hours before now. Sorry I’m posting this on a ‘dating/mingle’ chat. Don’t remember anybody up here and sometimes it just helps to vent a bit.