My partner and I purchase property in 2006, and now the property is underwater and we have not gotten along with each other for

I suggest you call your local bar association if you need a referral, or a low/no cost attorney. Good luck.

You should use the find a lawyer tab above and find someone local ASAP.

In Maryland, co-owners of property can ask the court to separate their interest, or sell the whole property and divide the money. Here is the language from the partition statute: "A circuit court may decree a partition of any property, either legal or equitable, on the bill or petition of any joint tenant, tenant in common, parcener, or concurrent owner, whether claiming by descent or purchase. If it appears that the property cannot be divided without loss or injury to the parties interested, the court may decree its sale and divide the money resulting from the sale among the parties according to their respective rights. The right to a partition or sale includes the right to a partition or sale of any separate lot or tract of property, and the bill or petition need not pray for a partition of all the lots or tracts."

If you are afraid, get out of the house. If you are married, seek a divorce. If you are not married, seek a sale in lieu of partition.