How to apply to be a succeeding estate trustee without a will — and autofill Form 74.24 with my-id.ca
Apply to replace an estate trustee without a will without retyping your details
When a new estate trustee must replace a previous one in an intestate estate, the application repeats your name, address, and details of the estate and prior appointment. 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 74-24 - Courts of Justice Act. Application for Certificate of Appointment as Succeeding Estate Trustee Without a Will — rcp-74-24
What this form is about
Form 74.24 is the application for a certificate appointing a succeeding estate trustee without a will — for example when the previous trustee has died, resigned, or been removed.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name and current address.
- The deceased's name and original certificate details.
- Reason for succeeding appointment and prior trustee details.
- Beneficiary and consent documents as required.
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 74.24 used?
- When a new estate trustee must be appointed to replace one who can no longer act in an estate without a will.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name and address while you gather consents and estate records.
- Does my-id.ca file the application?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your information; you file 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.