Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Georgia

My sister and I are were the only owners to a rental house that previously belonged to our mother (now deceased). It was transferred to us since our mother was unable to care for herself any longer and then was in a nursing home care for 14 years My sister was the main caretaker for my mother's care. During this long period the deed was transferred to her 2 adult daughters and my nieces - I have no children. Now, due to a diabilitating work injury I need to consider selling my 1/2 of the property we owned. This was a "friendly" family agreement and the property was rented all this time and we split the rental income. NOW, no one seems to know when or why the property was taken out of my sister's and my name and put into the nieces' names. Do I have any legal recourse in this situaton OR am I just royally screwed? I remember signing some "kind of legal paper" during the early part of this period and was told by my sister & bro-in-law that this was to "take care of the property" since I lived out of the country - BUT I was accessible - just employment in another country. I checked the tax statement and it is indeed in the nieces names - although my sister and I have paid the property taxes all these years - as well as the upkeep of the property. Do I have any hope for any legal status of recovering my former 1/2 ownership of the property and subsequently want to sell my half to someone - I do understand that the reasonable path would be to sell to them - but I don't think any of this is going to work out without a legal battle. Do I have a prayer? Thank you so much for your time and assistance. Joyce

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