Ozzy Osbourne<\/strong>\u2018s family is grappling with his death, as well as their finances, according to a source.<\/p>\n \u201cThe whole family is in a state of disbelief that Ozzy is really, truly gone,\u201d a source tells the National Enquirer<\/em>. \u201cThey\u2019re struggling to hold it together without their leader, their patriarch.\u201d<\/p>\n The source notes that Ozzy\u2019s widow, Sharon Osbourne<\/strong>, is \u201cexhausted\u201d and is \u201cnot in the right space to handle all the particulars dealing with the estate, mentally or physically.\u201d<\/p>\n The source alleges that \u201cthe inheritance tax is bleeding the estate dry\u201d and \u201cthe debt is awful.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe lavish funeral they staged in Ozzy\u2019s honor [as much as $1.3m US dollars, according to some estimates] didn\u2019t help their financial situation,\u201d adds the source.<\/p>\n At the time of his death, the Black Sabbath frontman owned two homes, a mansion in Beverly Hills, California, and an estate in Birmingham, England, which could both be heavily taxed, according to Hello!\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIn the U.S., estates worth more than $14 million face federal estate tax,\u201d estate planning attorney Gideon Alper told the publication. \u201cIn the UK, inheritance tax can hit 40 per cent once you\u2019re above \u00a3375,000. Without airtight planning, that\u2019s tens of millions gone before the family sees a penny.\u201d<\/p>\n However, Gideon told the outlet, \u201cIf Ozzy\u2019s assets were left in trust, his family could inherit faster and privately.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/staging.nationalenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MEGA1344355_014.jpg\")
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