Non-custodial fathers often lead to reduced contact with their biologicalchildren, as these fathers tend to withdraw from their “previous” family.• Children of custodial fathers react positively / negatively toremarriage. The biological mother could no longer handle the difficult child, so father and his new partner are faced with a child.• Fathers have custody because of a very close relationship with the children,but many fathers tend to quickly turn over child-rearing responsibilities tostepmothers, and which disrupt the bond between children and fathers.