Choices have consequences. He deserves the agony and punishment.

perfect, hata this mambo ya visiting sijui where its coming from if the step father is treating the girl as his own, the biological guy should be mature enough and let the girl grow up in peace, imagine the confusion the girl goes through in school having to explain the 2 fathers scenario.

The biological guy anatia finyu to break the other family

Why do courts award access/visitation rights, joint custody etc?

What is in the best interest of the children? Childrens' rights.
That is what is most impt. and that is what would guide the Court's decision were this matter to follow the legal channel.
And not just one child, but also all the other children of both Bulls' homes.

So what is best for them?

Let's begin with the child at the heart of this imbroglio.

Once a previously unmarried woman marries, the law automatically assumes the step dad has acquired parental responsibility over the kid, meaning the law recognises the kid as the man's legal dependant and his responsibility to cater for the physical, educational and emotional well-being of that kid. In fact were the step dad to also separate with this woman,the law provides that the step dad can be sued for child support if he ceases providing for the kid's sch fees, maintenance and medical needs!

But what about the biological dad?
By virtue of his biological connection he has natural parental responsibility, as opposed to acquired (in the case of the step dad),responsibility for the his kid.

The question then must arise: Does the woman getting married therefore strip the biological dad of his parental responsibilities to the kid? I stand to be COLLected but yes, as full parental responsibility now shifts to the step dad in raising his daughter as he deems best.

Court would deem the best environment would be within the family set up which the biological man cannot offer,and which the step dad is providing.
And so kid would go to new family set up, thereby denying biological dad custody of his little ka daddy/ ka mummy.

So together with the kid's mom they would be compelled have to make visitation arrangements for biological dad to be meeting with his kid.
Plus these arrangements have to be in such a way that they don't interfere with both Bull's families (read not interfere with kid's siblings and step siblings). In this way all kids are expected to live well within their respective families, with the kid occasionally meeting his biological dad.

Should the biological father feel his daughter is not being adequately taken care of, he can file suit at the Family Court, with evidence, showing why he should instead be granted custody.

Sorry but family courts were really made for, nor favor men.
They are instead good for getting cash out of your men's pockets to pay for the estranged mother (your ex) to take your kid for what she calls 'holidays' yet the farthest holiday you went with her was taking her shags.

My 2 pre-Matiang'i legal cents.

@Intelligentsia, nice piece though some rights cannot be take away provided the laid down guidelines are followed by the biological father e.g. visitation, basic support, treatment, na kadhalika!!!!