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You will all be much happier if you sell the house, take your share of the proceeds and move on. If you try to own the house jointly there will be endless fighting over what is to be done with the property, how much is spent and by whom, and who will use the property. Sell it. Any one of the owners can sue the others for partition, to force the sale. Everyone will lose a lot of money that way, but it may be the only way. Anyone who lives in the house should pay the taxes, insurance, and maintenance, or pay rent to the others. Anything else is patently unfair. But I'm telling you, sell the house. If you don't, it's going to tear your family apart.

Your husband almost certainly has a right to see the trust. His only remedy, however, is to petition the Court to order his sister to produce a copy. He may also wish to have his sister removed as trustee at the same time. An attorney is not required for this petition, but it likely will help immensely.