How to contest a will

Most states no longer have a reading of the Will.  Instead, when submitted to probate (proving that it is the Will of the person who died), the Will becomes a public document.  If the Will has been submitted to probate and your brother appointed executor, check to see how many months have passed.  After a certain amount of time, a benefiiciary can demand an accounting.  After a longer period of time, a beneficiary who has not received a distribution can ask the court to replace the executor.  If you become the new executor, it will be your legal duty to bring an action for wrongful detainer (eviction) and hire the sheriff to remove your brother and place his possessions on the curb and to sue your brother for past rent, wasting the estate's assets.  A less acrimonious, and less costly, approach would be to enter into a family settlement agreement and have your brother buy you out.