Close estate bank account when the estate is closed with probate court?
Location: Washington State
Is estate executor supposed to close estate bank account when the estate is closed with probate court? I would think that in theory that is what supposed to happen. But I have seen the opposite happens in real life.
What if the estate bank account is already closed when the estate is closed with probate court, then the estate gets a check payment (like an IRS refund), how can the estate beneficiary cash the check? Do they have to re-open the estate with the probate court?