How to obtain an order to a beneficiary witness (Form 74.40) — and autofill rcp-74-40 with my-id.ca
Prepare an order to a beneficiary witness without retyping party and estate details
Parties obtaining orders directed to beneficiary witnesses repeat beneficiary identity, estate trustee and deceased details, and counsel contacts on every Form 74.40 under the Rules of Civil Procedure. 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 74.40 - Courts of Justice Act. Order to Beneficiary Witness — rcp-74-40
What this form is about
Form rcp-74-40 is Form 74.40 — Order to Beneficiary Witness under the Courts of Justice Act — confirm when the court issues this order on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Beneficiary witness full legal name and address.
- Estate trustee name and address.
- Deceased's name and court file number.
- Counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
- Order terms — prepare with counsel.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your beneficiary, trustee, and counsel identity 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 74.40 used?
- When the court orders a beneficiary witness to take a step in the probate process — confirm with counsel.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills beneficiary, trustee, and counsel identity fields.
- Is this the same as a witness affidavit?
- No — this is a court order form; affidavits may be filed separately.
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.