How to consent to a succeeding estate trustee without a will — and autofill Form 74.25 with my-id.ca
Consent to a succeeding estate trustee without a will without retyping your details
When a new estate trustee without a will replaces a previous trustee, consenting beneficiaries repeat their name, address, and interest in the estate. 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 74-25 - Courts of Justice Act. Consent to Applicant's Appointment as Succeeding Estate Trustee Without a Will — rcp-74-25
What this form is about
Form 74.25 is consent to the applicant's appointment as succeeding estate trustee without a will. It is filed when a new trustee is appointed to replace one who has died, resigned, or been removed in an intestate estate.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name and current address.
- Your interest in the estate.
- The applicant's name seeking succeeding appointment.
- The deceased's name and estate details.
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 74.25 used?
- When a new estate trustee without a will is appointed to replace a previous trustee in an intestate estate.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name and address so you can confirm your consent.
- Does my-id.ca file the consent?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your information; the applicant files it 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.