Work with a succeeding estate trustee certificate without a will without retyping your details

When a new estate trustee replaces a previous one in an intestate estate, the court issues a certificate — and follow-on filings repeat names, addresses, 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 74-26 - Courts of Justice Act. Certificate of Appointment of Succeeding Estate Trustee Without a Will — rcp-74-26

What this form is about

Form 74.26 is the certificate of appointment of succeeding estate trustee without a will, issued after the court approves an application to replace a previous trustee in an intestate estate.

Before you start: what to gather

• The succeeding trustee's full legal name and address.
• The deceased's name and original certificate details.
• Court file number and date of the certificate.
• Estate assets you will administer.

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.