How to notify the estate registrar of a withdrawn will — and autofill Form 74.2 with my-id.ca
Notify the estate registrar of a withdrawn will without retyping your details
When a deposited will or codicil is withdrawn from the court, the notice to the estate registrar repeats your name, address, and details about the withdrawn document. 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 74-2 - Courts of Justice Act. Notice to Estate Registrar of Withdrawal of Will or Codicil — rcp-74-2
What this form is about
Form 74.2 notifies the Estate Registrar for Ontario that a will or codicil previously deposited with the Superior Court of Justice has been withdrawn.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name and current address.
- The deceased's name if applicable.
- Details of the withdrawn will or codicil.
- Court location where the will was deposited.
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- When is a will withdrawn from deposit?
- When the person who deposited the will or their authorized representative retrieves it from the court.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name and address so you can complete the withdrawal notice quickly.
- Does my-id.ca process the withdrawal?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your information; you file the notice with the court.
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.