Q: Due you need a court appointed exsecutor or personal representative to close a saving account after a spouses death
My husband had a individual account an it's in Virginia. We have a will and they says its not allowed there.
A: It depends on the size of the estate, and the policies of the bank. It is not clear what you mean by "they say it is not allowed there." If the will has been rejected by a Circuit Court you may need to probate the will in another jurisdiction and provide a copy of the will with the order of probate (different phrases are used in different states) to the Circuit Court in Virginia. If the bank has branches in your husband's last place he lived, filing anything in Virginia may be unnecessary. Set up consultations with a Virginia probate attorney and a probate attorney from the state of your late husband's last address to see if the matter has a simple solution or requires the intervention of counsel.
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