These rules vary from state to state, so we strongly encourage you to contact an attorney in their state (not yours) who is familiar with the passing of property from one generation to another.
As for the tax return, M-MTax's answer will likely prove to be correct for the tax return, but you will have 101 other issues to sort out, so you will need legal help, which we do not provide on this forum.
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