Hi everyone- Recently my mother-in-law died. Although very sad she was nearly 90 so expected. Her daughter (my husbands sister) who is 56(never married) & lived with her and already has a third of the deeds signed in her name. My husband and his other sister are trying to be very patient as it is only 3 months ago and have tried to help and put no undue pressure for her to leave as the house as it split 3 ways. They have tried patiently asking her of her intentions as they wish to help in anyway they can. However she is getting very angry and saying it is her home and no one elses & refusing to discuss with any of her siblings her plans. My husband has assured her nothing will happen until at least March when they wish to put the house on the market & may take some time to sell. My husband & his other sister do not like confrontation and tried to be reasonable & she is having none of it. Does anyone know what legal rights my husband and his sister have- your advice would be much appreciated.
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As Horny has alluded to, the key question is whether your mil left a Will and whether the executor(s) are in the process of applying or have been granted probate?
If there is no Will see here //www.gov.uk/wills-probate-inheritance/if-the-person-didnt-leave-a-will
Magoria has rightly raised the question of who is named on the deeds to the property as this may have bearing on the eventual division of your mil's estate.
It seems to me that until the formalities have been completed your dh and your other sil are being premature and it's not surprising that, having so recently lost her dm who she, presumably, lived with for many years, their dsis is finding it difficult to come to terms with the possibility or probability that she may lose her home in the not too distant future.
If their dsis lived with their dm since birth and, effectively, the only home she has ever known (apart from, say, time spent completing her education at university or similar) has been with her dm, it could be that she may have or find cause to challenge the Will/divison of your dmil's estate.
Sadly, unseemly wrangling issues which the deceased didn't envisage when drawing up their Will/making provision for the distribution of their estate are not uncommon and it's to be hoped that your dmil's estate can be settled amicably without need for any beneficiary to incur costly legal fees.
in memory of your dmil and a 
for you as I have a feeling you may need it. 
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People often think that their wills will work in one way and they actually work in another. (Sometimes they're misinformed about the law, sometimes they don't know the people concerned as well as they thought they did, sometimes, sometimes, sometimes.............)
Advise your DH to go to a solicitor directly - always operate from a position of knowledge if you can - and remember that he and his other sister may not be of one mind on this matter deep down either.
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