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While your mother in law can not force her son to change title on the home, she can assign her portion to her children by either deeding her share to them using a quitclaim deed or if she want to avoid any gift tax issues and avoid probate, she can transfer her share to a living trust and stipulate that her share of the home goto her other children. Consult an attorney regarding setting up a living trust.

You used the term administrator, so I assume your father or brother died without a will. You will need to contact a probate attorney to file a petition for an accounting. Unfortunately, there is no standard form for that petition. Your sister will then have to present what she received as administrator, what she paid out, and what she has distributed to heirs. If you agreed to a waiver of bond when she was appointed, then you should not delay. If you get a judgment against her you will then have to try to collect on it. If she was required to post a bond, then you have some security there as long as you have not agreed to allow her to be discharged and relieved of liability. Contact a probate attorney promptly.

Very few states recognize "life partners" for the purposes of determining the distribution of an estate, whether the partners are of the same or opposite sex. However, I would hope that his mother would acknowledge this long term relationship and allow you a say in the distribution of his possessions. The things that you bought jointly should stay with you; however, the things he owned prior to becoming your partner may belong to her now. In any case, she has no right to enter your home without your permission.