Application for Certificate of Appointment for Estate Trustee
Our probate lawyers take the worry out of completing court documents and getting court approval to administer an Ontario estate.

Our probate lawyers take the worry out of completing court documents and getting court approval to administer an Ontario estate.
Our lawyers will work with you to complete the application forms and apply for probate in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
You must live in Ontario to be appointed estate trustee and can step down if you change your mind. When you’re asked to be an estate trustee, you are assuming legal obligations to manage the deceased’s estates in a prudent and timely way. You can be liable or forced to resign if beneficiaries or heirs believe you had a conflict of interest, mismanaged assets, or acted too slowly to distribute the estate. Axess Law can give you legal advice on estate trustee responsibilities before you agree to be executor.
Axess Law’s Wills and estate lawyers make it easier for you to fulfill your duties as an estate trustee. We file a form 74.13 with Ontario probate court to get a certificate of appointment of estate trustee with a will (formerly called letters probate). If they died intestate, we file form 74.14 application for a certificate of appointment of estate trustee without a will (formerly letters of administration).
A certificate gives you legal authority to act on the deceased’s behalf and can take several months to obtain. Your responsibilities include:
Executors, estate trustees or personal representatives have legal and financial responsibilities to:
Follow a Will's directions
Keep beneficiaries' interests in mind
Protect and grow assets in Wills
Keep proper financial accounts
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Estate administration tax is paid to probate court on the estimated estate value before assets are distributed to beneficiaries or we can ask to defer taxes until all assets are located.
No tax is due on estates of $50,000 or less after January 1, 2020.
$15 is due for each $1,000 or less for estates valued at over $50,000.
Paying estate administration tax before remaining assets are distributed ensures the estate has enough resources to cover all expenses.
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