How to obtain an estate trustee during litigation certificate (Form 74.31) — and autofill rcp-74-31 with my-id.ca
Record a litigation trustee certificate without retyping applicant and estate details
Parties obtaining certificates of appointment of estate trustee during litigation repeat trustee identity, deceased details, beneficiary names, and counsel contacts on every Form 74.31 under the Rules of Civil Procedure. 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 74.31 - Courts of Justice Act. Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee During Litigation — rcp-74-31
What this form is about
Form rcp-74-31 is Form 74.31 — Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee During Litigation — confirm probate procedure on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Estate trustee during litigation full legal name and address.
- Deceased's name and date of death.
- Beneficiary names and addresses if required.
- Counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
- Court file number — prepare with counsel.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your trustee, deceased, and counsel identity 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 74.31 issued?
- After the court grants an application for trustee during litigation — confirm with counsel.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills trustee, deceased, and counsel identity fields.
- How does Form 74.30 relate?
- Form rcp-74-30 is the application for trustee during litigation.
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.