Fill in the street address, city, state, zip code, and county of the legal residence at the time of the person's death. , and I am the Personal Representative of the Estate. 1.In this video, we discuss an important aspect of estate planning: how to prevent your bank accounts from being frozen at the time of your death. To close a bank account on behalf of someone who has passed away, you must have legal authority to manage the account. The bank will not allow you to close it unless you have a letter of authorization from the probate court. Probate is not necessary for all estates. An NPC is a lien filed against a member's real property interest to secure repayment of MA costs subject to estate recovery. To close a bank account after death, you must completely liquidate its funds. Most banks will have their own individual procedure for closing a bank account after the title holder of the account passes away. Some kinds of property and assets do not need to be probated.