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The court can issue an interim order without the completed affidavit and record checks, lasting up to 90 days while you complete and file the required materials.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},279292,1790339580,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,89,94,99,104,109,113,118,123],{"id":85,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":86,"show_sort_weight":87,"slug":88},11,"Presentations",90,"presentations",{"id":90,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":91,"show_sort_weight":92,"slug":93},12,"Resumes",80,"resumes",{"id":95,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":96,"show_sort_weight":97,"slug":98},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":100,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":101,"show_sort_weight":102,"slug":103},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":105,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":106,"show_sort_weight":107,"slug":108},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":110,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":111,"slug":112},17,40,"forms",{"id":114,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":115,"show_sort_weight":116,"slug":117},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":119,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":121,"slug":122},21,"Paper Templates",5,"papers-templates",{"id":124,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":125,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":126},158,"General","general-158",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":128},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":129,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":130,"doc_module":22,"category_id":110,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":131,"file_id":132,"file_url":133,"file_type":134,"file_size":135,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":136,"language":137,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":138,"faqs":139,"seo_title":140,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":141,"read_time":30},1099523885074,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_9964176cb1d06d4a9deccf72a44ae3dc","Form  \n5  \nGuardianship Affidavit Form 5  \nProvincial Court Family Rules  \nYou can complete and file most family forms online using the Family Law Act Online Forms Service.  \nAccess [the service at](the service at justice.gov.bc.ca/apply-for-family-order)[ j](the service at justice.gov.bc.ca/apply-for-family-order)[ustice.gov.bc.ca/apply-for-family-order](the service at justice.gov.bc.ca/apply-for-family-order).  \nThe free service includes guided pathways that ask you questions and put your answers into the required court forms. When you’re finished, you can save and file your forms electronically or print them to file in person.  \nA PDF version of this form is available online for download [at](at www.gov.bc.ca/court-forms)[ ](at www.gov.bc.ca/court-forms)[www.gov.bc.ca/court-forms](at www.gov.bc.ca/court-forms).  \nFor courthouse locations, addresses, and contact [information visit:](information visit: www.gov.bc.ca/courthouselocations)[ ](information visit: www.gov.bc.ca/courthouselocations)[www.gov.bc.ca/courthouselocations](information visit: www.gov.bc.ca/courthouselocations)[ ](information visit: www.gov.bc.ca/courthouselocations)Need assistance with how to complete this form?  \nRefer to the guidebook if you need more information about how to complete this form. Find it online, with interactive links, [at](at www.gov.bc.ca/court-forms or)[ ](at www.gov.bc.ca/court-forms or)[www.gov.bc.ca/court-forms](at www.gov.bc.ca/court-forms or)[ or](at www.gov.bc.ca/court-forms or) pick up a printed copy from your local court registry.  \nFamily law:  \nThe Provincial Court Family Rules set out the steps that you must take and the forms you must complete in a family law case. These rules apply to cases in Provincial Court about matters under the Family Law Act and the Family Maintenance Enforcement Act.  \nYou can find the Rules and Acts on [the BC Laws website at](the BC Laws website at www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca)[ ](the BC Laws website at www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca)[www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca](the BC Laws website at www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca).  \nPreparing a Guardianship Affidavit Form 5  \nComplete this form if you are applying to be appointed as a guardian of a child under section 51 [Orders Respecting Guardianship] of the Family Law Act, including an application for a consent order.  \nBefore you can complete the affidavit , you must complete the following background checks referenced in the form:  \n• a Ministry of Children and Family Development record check  \n• a protection order record check from the Protection Order Registry, and  \n• a criminal record check  \nTo get a criminal record check, ask at the police station or RCMP detachment in your community.  \nTo get the Ministry of Children and Family Development and Protection Order Registry record checks, you must fill out:  \n• a Section 51-Consent for Child Protection Record Check , and  \n• a Request for Protection Order Registry Search  \nThe consent and request for search must be filed with your Application About a Family Law Matter Form 3 that includes an application for an order about being appointed as a guardian or with your counter application to be appointed as a guardian. The registry will let you know when the results from the record checks come in. The registry will then give you copies to attach to your affidavit. The record checks must be dated within 60 days before the date that the record check is filed.  \nNote: The court can make an interim order for guardianship of a child without the completed affidavit and record checks. The interim order will last up to 90 days. During this time, you must get the background checks and fill out and file the affidavit.  \nIf more than one person is applying to become a guardian of a child, each person must complete their own Guardianship Affidavit Form 5.  \nPFA 733 12/2025 Form 5  \nNeed legal help?  \nIt’s important to understand the law and make sure you have the right information. If you don’t, it can make solving your problem harder. 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