I had a great-uncle who married a non-Jew and one of their children converted in his mid-20s. Aside from the fact that he most certainly kept up a relationship with his parents, there were some interesting tidbits- like, halachically, his Jewish father was no longer considered his father. When he died, this cousin did not sit shiva or tear kriah b/c there was no obligation to do so. He did, however, say kaddish because his father was still a Jew who needed someone to say kaddish for him.
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