How to accept or refuse intestate estate trustee appointment — and autofill Form 74.37 with my-id.ca

Accept or refuse appointment as estate trustee without a will without retyping your details

When you may be appointed estate trustee where there is no will, the court can order you to accept or refuse — and the form repeats your name, address, and estate details. 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 74.37 - Courts of Justice Act. Order to Accept or Refuse Appointment as Estate Trustee without a Will — rcp-74-37

What this form is about

Form 74.37 is a court order requiring a person with priority to be estate trustee without a will to accept or refuse the appointment in an intestate estate.

Before you start: what to gather

• Your full legal name and current address.
• The deceased's name and date of death.
• Your relationship to the deceased.
• Whether you accept or refuse the appointment.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How my-id.ca makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your name, address, and contact details in your my-id.ca profile.
2. Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
3. 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.
4. 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.