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Greywolf, my opinion (I ain't a lawyer) is this:
Your model release (and proof of payment / valuable consideration) is a contract between you and the model. Signed on the date of production, which would match the date of production on the images or video (if digital) or close to the date of processing (if using negatives or positives/slides). Your model has signed, you have signed, and more than likely a third party signed witness to the agreement.
You can also (if you plan for it) take a few candid pictures of the model in the set, showing the actual set, the equipment, and similar. You could even have the model hold up that day's USA Today while standing in the set with your model release in the other hand, example if you are so paranoid. It is also good for your craft to have that sort of footage or images so that if you need to or are inclined to reproduce a set or a setup, you have images to work from.
Basically, your images are produced under contract, the model knows what day he or she worked, you know what day you worked, the contract is dated the day you worked, the images are dated the day you worked, and that in and of itself should be enough.
Remember, the other side will be able to produce NONE of this. At best, the will produce a false model release, and false documentation that you and the model can both contest. Most people won't produce faked documents because that could potentially lead to fraud charges or worse. Even if you have limited documentation and a flakey model, you will still have about 100% more than the other side, unless they are truly morons.
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