just thinking out aloud here...if the divorce was not finalized before Soetoro died, obama's mother would have been his widow, probably entitled to his estate. Might explain why she remained in Indonesia, wrote a book...didn't have to support herself, and had enough funds to travel to Pakistan.
Something driving me nuts right now is I KNOW I have seen references that Lolo remarried and had additional children after the split with Stanley Ann.
I suppose since the divorce from Stanley Ann is filed in Hawaii he could have remarried in Indonesia and none would be the wiser.
I’ve been trying to find that reference again but no luck so far. I will keep trying though.