<prompt> Human: My mother recently passed away and her will left everything to me and my brother. There was 3,000 saved up but the majority of what was being left was the house which is worth an estimated 180,000 - 200,000 no mortgage. She left it to both of us, and my brother who has never worked and has spent the last 4 years living off of my mother is content to just stay up in his room and let me pay all of the bills my monthly income after taxes isnt enough to pay them! At this point, Im just trying to look after myself. How can I get the 90,000 - 100,000 I have been left disentangled from what hes been left?  <response>: I believe the US and the UK systems are similar. In the US if you are joint owners you would have to sue for partition of your share. If he could not buy you out the court would order the sale and if the brother did not comply with the court order he would be sanctioned with contempt of court, up to and including being jailed. The short answer is you need a good lawyer to find out how to do this in your jurisdiction. 