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

When a new estate trustee with a will replaces a previous trustee, 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 74-23 - Courts of Justice Act. Cerificate of Appointment of Succeeding Estate Trustee With a Will — rcp-74-23

What this form is about

Form 74.23 is the certificate of appointment of succeeding estate trustee with a will, issued after the court approves replacement of a previous estate trustee where the deceased left a will.

Before you start: what to gather

• The succeeding trustee's full legal name and address.
• The deceased's name and will details.
• Prior certificate and court file number.
• Estate assets to 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.