My question involves a marriage in the state of: California
The situation: My cousin, who is blind, and her husband, who is also blind, plan to divorce soon (nothing has yet been filed). They have 2 young sons. They live in California, but she is originally from Tennessee, where I and the rest of her family still live. She lived in TN the first 20+ years of her life, and has lived in CA for the past 5. She has no family or friends there other than her husband's family. We have just learned that her husband has become emotionally and verbally abusive to her, even resorting to manipulating the kids to turn them against her. Apparently, her husband and his family are adament about getting custody of the children because the youngest has a huge malpractice court settlement coming his way soon. It appears that his family is planning on moving the boys in with their grandmother so that they are "safe" (in other words, so that their mom can't have them). Her disability really puts her at a disadvantage here because they can do so much without her knowledge.
The questions: What, legally, should my cousin do? Ideally, she would like to move back to Tennessee, where both she and the kids would feel safe. Is this legal, even though they haven't divorced yet? Also, what happens if she does move to Tennessee and her husband files for divorce in CA? Would she have to return there with the children?
Any advice you could give about this situation would be greatly appreciated!

