In a nutshell, niece has split from her partner a while ago now, who they have a DD age 6. Ex now lives with someone else.
Ex has no respect for my niece, is rude and abusive and thinks because he is the child's father, he can do whatever he wants. For instance, he took the child out for tea on a school night recently. At 7pm she text, then called asking where they were as getting late, no reply. 9pm still no reply. Eventually he text saying they were at the seaside and they were coming back next day sometime. So child missed school. Came the other day half cut wanting to take child out in car thank goodness she said no. But a barrage of abuse followed in front of child. He threatens that he can take the child anytime as he is the Dad. And so much more he's done.
Ive told her this isnt right, is she waiting for something bad to happen before she acts!!! he cant just take the child for tea and not bring back surely without her permission....she needs to get full custody.
How does she go about doing this.