What consent for an estate trustee appointment (with a will) asks for — and how to autofill Form 74.12 with my-id.ca
Consent to an estate trustee appointment without retyping your details
When someone applies for a certificate appointing them as estate trustee with a will, beneficiaries who consent repeat their name, address, and relationship to the deceased. 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 74-12- Courts of Justice Act. Consent to Applicant's Appointment as Estate Trustee with a Will — rcp-74-12
What this form is about
Form 74.12 is the consent of a person with an interest in the estate to the applicant's appointment as estate trustee with a will. It is filed with the estate application at the Superior Court of Justice.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name and current address.
- Your relationship to the deceased or the estate.
- The applicant's name (the person seeking appointment).
- The deceased's name and date of death.
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
- Who completes Form 74.12?
- A beneficiary or other person with an interest in the estate who consents to the applicant being appointed estate trustee with a will.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name and address so you can focus on confirming your consent and relationship to the estate.
- Does my-id.ca file the consent with the court?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your information; the applicant files the signed consent with the estate application.
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.