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Hope is the humanities desired result, we all hope for the miracle. Once in a great while it happens.

Good luck. The paper work for these things is the hardest, and making sure the executor of the estate is up to the task. I do hope you've been able to get the family to see an actual accountant to do as much as possible while he lives so the tax burden and hassle will be lower. Its a serious pain in the butt to deal with bureaucrats when you really want to deal with family.