Can a port be bound when the process has terminated?

Can a port be bound when the process has terminated? Given: a process binds to a port on Linux, and that process is then terminated with either TERM or KILL signals. Is there anyway that the port could still be bound, or will the kernel clean up and guarantee the port will be unbound.
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"If the original process spawns child processes, it's possible for the child processes to keep the socket open past the parent process exit. If the parent process is the only process with the socket open, it should clean up upon termination. An existing process will close all open file descriptors, which includes all its sockets.

Once a close is initiated, the socket may still be in TIME_WAIT state. TCP attempts to guarantee delivery of all data being transmitted. When a socket is closed, it goes into TIME_WAIT to fulfil this guarantee. There are multiple variables that may require some time if they're TCP sockets such as to finish handshaking or whether the sockets were configured with SO_LINGER option.

Here's a link that explains TIME_WAIT from the Unix Socket FAQ:
http://www.developerweb.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2941"