Removing custodial rights from a parent relates to the formal altering of an existing arrangement or Court Order whereby the time that parent spends with the child is either significantly reduced or ceased altogether.
The concept can also refer to one party having their parental responsibility terminated or limited, meaning they can no longer have any (or, at least, as much) input into major decisions regarding the child.
Any parent wishing to formally remove “custody” from the other parent will require to attempt FDR with the other party (if appropriate) failing which an Application to the Court will be necessary.
Any such Application will have to set out the specific facts/ evidence they are relying upon to justify what is, on the face of it, a fairly drastic step – for example, sexual/physical/emotional abuse; family violence; drug or alcohol abuse; or neglect).