I disagree about the laws in the US being that children are only taken away in cases of extensive physical abuse. I have two grandchildren. Their father also has three older children, not by my daughter. He lost custody entirely of the older ones, and for my grandchildren, he is legally allowed only the visitation my daughter gives him. All of this was for verbal abuse, never physical.

I am glad it happened, though. Verbally, that man is a monster.