Apply to replace an estate trustee without a will without retyping your details

When a new estate trustee must replace a previous one in an intestate estate, the application repeats your name, address, and details of the estate and prior appointment. 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 74-24 - Courts of Justice Act. Application for Certificate of Appointment as Succeeding Estate Trustee Without a Will — rcp-74-24

What this form is about

Form 74.24 is the application for a certificate appointing a succeeding estate trustee without a will — for example when the previous trustee has died, resigned, or been removed.

Before you start: what to gather

• Your full legal name and current address.
• The deceased's name and original certificate details.
• Reason for succeeding appointment and prior trustee details.
• Beneficiary and consent documents as required.

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.