How to apply to be estate trustee without a will — and autofill Form 74.14 with my-id.ca
Apply to be estate trustee without a will without retyping your details
When someone dies without a will, the individual applicant for a certificate of appointment repeats their name, address, relationship to the deceased, and details of 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 74-14 Courts of Justice Act. Application for Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee Without a Will (Individual Applicant) — rcp-74-14
What this form is about
Form 74.14 is the application for a certificate of appointment of estate trustee without a will by an individual applicant. It is filed at the Superior Court of Justice when the deceased died intestate.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name and current address.
- Your relationship to the deceased.
- The deceased's name, date of death, and last address.
- List of beneficiaries and other persons entitled to notice.
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 can apply on Form 74.14?
- An individual with entitlement to apply for a certificate of appointment where the deceased died without a will. Confirm eligibility on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name and address; you complete the estate and beneficiary details yourself.
- Does my-id.ca get the certificate?
- 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.