Location: Georgia, US
A relative died who owned 2 shares of a stock worth less than $100 total. Her husband was the sole beneficiary in her will. Everything was titled as JTWROS except the stock. He never probated her will because he didn't need to (his reasoning). He signed the stock's dividend checks made out to her (around $7/year) and deposited them into his account (not sure how he did this---maybe because the account used to be joint?). He has since died, and I am executor of his estate which WILL be probated because there are 15 heirs.
My question is---what do I do with this stock? None of the heirs will care about such a tiny bit of money, and I have no idea what it would cost to rectify the ownership and cash it out for the estate. What would happen if it was just ignored?
If it makes a difference, he lived in GA and I am a relative of his by marriage (his wife was a blood relative).