What an affidavit of condition of a will asks for — and how to autofill Form 74.10 with my-id.ca
Describe the condition of a deposited will without retyping your details
When a will is filed for probate, an affidavit may be required describing its physical condition — and it repeats your name, address, and details about the will or codicil. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Apply for probate of an estate — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): FORM 74-10 - Courts of Justice Act. Affidavit of Condition of Will or Codicil — rcp-74-10
What this form is about
Form 74.10 is an affidavit describing the physical condition of a will or codicil submitted with an application for a certificate of appointment. It confirms whether the document is complete and legible.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name and current address as deponent.
- The deceased's name and date of death.
- Description of the will's condition — pages, staples, alterations.
- Whether the will appears complete and unaltered.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your name, address, and contact details in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- When is Form 74.10 required?
- When filing a probate application and the court requires confirmation of the will's physical condition.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name and address; you describe the will's condition yourself.
- Must the affidavit be commissioned?
- Yes — sign before a commissioner for taking affidavits.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.