Accept or refuse appointment as estate trustee with a will without retyping your details

If you are named as estate trustee in a will, the court may order you to accept or refuse the appointment — and the form repeats your name, address, and estate details. This guide is an example of storing them once in hivi.

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 74.36 - Courts of Justice Act. Order to Accept or Refuse Appointment as Estate Trustee with a Will — rcp-74-36

What this form is about

Form 74.36 is a court order requiring a person named as estate trustee in a will to accept or refuse the appointment. It starts the process of confirming whether they will act as trustee.

Before you start: what to gather

• Your full legal name and current address.
• The deceased's name and date of death.
• The will naming you as estate trustee.
• Whether you accept or refuse the appointment.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your name, address, and contact details in your hivi profile.
2. Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to hivi Files so you are not searching at form time.
3. Autofill the form. Use the hivi Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside hivi.
4. Review and submit yourself through the official channel.

Why do it in hivi

Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in hivi — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.