Talk to lawer or someone I know in the courthouse?

it all started when we lost our house and my brother in law got our house back in his name and promised to have it put back in our name when the house was paid for, I said no, but my husband said yes,the house is paid for now,and my husband wont say anything about to his brother b/c they had bad words between them, I told my husband's brother that DHR wonts a deed in our name, brother in law sends word by mommy to me that he can't write out a deed until the land taxes is paid for, then he would write out a deed.my mom says she thinks the house is not paid for,jim walter homes is who gets the pymts, I know people in the courthouse where i live, my mom says talk to a lawer, I , myself would have never took the house the way my husband did w/out papers showing how it was going to be paid and an agreement signed on both party, it didn't go down that way,my husband didn't think he needed to do that b/c it was his brother, now our deed is still in brother in law's name.Lawer or courthouse?