The family bond is the foundation of child raising. Not the individual people who make up the family. The divorce broke that bond. The guy is now no more than somebody who makes the kid feel good. Any man can do that. The damage to this kids was done at the divorce, the rest is just sophistry.
I believe that having a parent die in a loving family is less damaging to a child than a divorce. This whole argumen is sickening.
Never mind that the entire concept of this "family" is based upon FRAUD? "Sophistry" is defined as a "plausible but fallacious argumentation." You, my friend, are GUILTY.
Oops. I misread your post. You hit the nail on the head. The biological father is issue, not the poor sap who got lied to.