Two distinct jurisdictions certainly can recognize paternity differently, etraveler13.
It’s time for some disclosure. Clearly this is a personal issue, for you.
Me, I’m natural-born under any interpretation, from the strictest to the most liberal. The only ancestors I have who would not be considered natural-born, going all the way back to the so-called “grandfather clause” were native American. Then, there’s the matter of the late unpleasantness, with two ancestors having to pledge the oath of allegiance after Appomattox. But, that still does not change their birth status.
And you?
I am a natural born citizen as well, under any interpretation.
In indonesia, only one legal parent is recognized. In America, the same adoption is recognized. Althought the birth father is known, legal custody, and rights are only recognized from the Legal Stepfather. The child can have a legal name change, but cannot denounce the legality of the step-father. He can ignore, or refrain from interaction, but can only lose that relationship by relinquishment from the step-father, to a new step-father, even if that is to the biological father. Interestingly the father would then legally be a step-father.