Transfering American Shares From Joint Name

[dancecaller]

Probate form says how many 'sealed and certified' copies of will and grant of probate do I need. But as they are jointly owned I assume all I'll need is death certificate. OTOH they only cost 50p.
What is the procedure for foreign shares

[Jennykenny]

Am going through Probate myself, and am asking for five copies, as you say, they only cost 50p. Regardless of sending my husband's death certificate, the investment/insurance/pension companies I am dealing with all insist on seeing an original Probate cert.
Annoying but go with it. Better than having to pay £10.00 if you find you need copies later.

[dancecaller]

Yes, I've asked for 10 copies, but it seems to be something different for foreign assets and these are shares that used to be Cadburys but got taken over by American companies.
A whole lot of hassle just when you can't cope with it. The banks seem to think you want to go trailing into town (and each has their office in a different town),

[dancecaller]

Have you posted your forms Jenny? Mine went off yesterday. So now I'm wondering how long they will take - it says 10 days from oath to probate, but not how long before they send out details so that I can go to a solicitor for the oath. If the half hour wait listening to recorded music on the help line is anything to go on I'm not hopeful.