Recent estate court form and rule amendments

• Reg. 188/23: Amendments made to the RCP simplify probate application processes, effective July 6, 2023. Forms amended: Form 74A, 74.1A and 74J. A summary of the amendments can be found here.
  
  
• Reg. 435/22: Amendments made to the RCP to simplify probate processes relating to estate administration bond and tax requirements and other administrative changes, effective July 1, 2022. Forms amended: Form 74A, 74C, 74D, 74E, 74I, 74J, 74.1A, 74.1B, 74.1C, 74.1F. A summary of the amendments can be found here.
  
  
• Reg. 709/21: Amendments made to the RCP to simplify the probate process under Rule 74 by eliminating 43 forms, introducing 8 new simpler forms and amending 15 forms, effective January 1, 2022. A summary of the amendments can be found here.
  
  
• Reg. 111/21: Amendments made to the RCP to create a new probate process for small estates, effective April 1, 2021.
  
  
• Reg. 383/21: Amendments made to the RCP relating to the estate court rules, effective May 28, 2021.
  
  
• Reg. 690/20: Amendments made to the RCP to streamline and clarify probate processes under Rule 74, to expand the methods of service of a notice of probate application and to align the rules with legislative amendments, effective January 8, 2021.