Legal Question in Family Law in Ohio

Divorce and keeping the house

My twin sister is in a verbally and in the past physically abusive marriage. She has an autistic daughter that is 3 years old. Her husband has been divorced before for the same reasons He has a kid with a previous girlfriend and my sister has raised him as her own. He has very little to do with the son and has parental rights for him. He has nothing at all to do with his autistic daughter other than complaining about her treatment costs. Their relationship has been bad for some time and she asked me for guidance. Her husband purchased their home while they were dating and only his name is on the deed. He holds it over her head and says if she divorces him she can get out because it is his house. My autistic niece is very sensitive to environment changes and would be devistated by a move. My sister's only source of income is from baby sitting several kids on a daily basis out of the home. Would she have as much legal right to the home as him and with the special needs of the kid would she be able to obtain the house or at least half of the equity of a forced sale? Second would she have a chance at custody for the son? He is 10 and does not want to live with his dad. Third are the chances good for alimony? Whatever advice?

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