Please call the Clerk's Office Probate Division at (703) 246-4153 for answers to specific procedural questions or to schedule an appointment. The final account distributes all remaining assets of the estate.The estate account must show a zero balance on hand. To close a bank account on behalf of someone who has passed away, you must have legal authority to manage the account. The personal representative will need to present a death certificate and a certificate of qualification to the bank when opening the account. A. Accounts must be filed with the Commissioner of Accounts. To close a bank account after death, you must completely liquidate its funds. Virginia has no separate probate court. The will should be probated in the circuit court in the county or city where the decedent resided at the time of death. In Virginia, the executor or administrator of the deceased individual's estate is responsible for closing bank accounts.