How to respond to an order to accept or refuse estate trustee appointment — and autofill Form 74.36 with my-id.ca
Accept or refuse appointment as estate trustee with a will without retyping your details
If you are named as estate trustee in a will, the court may order you to accept or refuse the appointment — 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 74.36 - Courts of Justice Act. Order to Accept or Refuse Appointment as Estate Trustee with a Will — rcp-74-36
What this form is about
Form 74.36 is a court order requiring a person named as estate trustee in a will to accept or refuse the appointment. It starts the process of confirming whether they will act as trustee.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name and current address.
- The deceased's name and date of death.
- The will naming you as estate trustee.
- Whether you accept or refuse the appointment.
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
- Can I refuse to be estate trustee?
- Yes — if you are named in a will you may refuse the appointment. Confirm the process on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name and address for your acceptance or refusal filing.
- What if I refuse?
- Another eligible person may apply to be appointed. Confirm rules on ontario.ca.
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.