Form 28: Request to File an Order
Use Form 28 to ask BC Provincial Court to register certain family or support orders made by another court.
You need a certified copy of the original order, not just an unofficial printout. Form 28 covers the specific orders listed in Rule 134; it does not apply to every court order.
Which orders can be filed with Form 28?
Rule 134 covers orders under Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act section 18, Family Law Act section 195 (certain BC Supreme Court parenting/contact orders), and Supreme Court Family Rule 15-3(6) (support-order enforcement in Provincial Court). If your order does not fit these categories, ask the registry which filing or recognition procedure applies instead of checking an inapplicable box.
Before you fill out Form 28
First confirm the order fits one of the categories on the current official form. Get a certified copy of the signed order from the court that made it. The form has different statutory boxes for different orders, so a standard photocopy or a box chosen by guesswork can delay filing.
How to complete the filing request
- Obtain a certified copy from the court that issued the order; this is specifically required by the prescribed Form 28.
- Check the Provincial Court registry and any existing court file details before writing the case number.
- List the parties and any additional party in the same way as in the original order.
- Enter the order date and check only the statutory category or categories that match your certified order.
- Attach the certified copy of the order and provide your service address and contact details, recognizing these details will be available to the court and the other party.
- Submit the complete package to the appropriate Provincial Court registry and keep a copy showing the filing was accepted.
Form 28, part by part
- Part 1 — parties: enter each named person as shown on the order and supply the requested birth-date information, where applicable. Check names against the certified order.
- Part 2 — order: enter the date the original court made the order and select the qualifying legislative category. Do not assume a Supreme Court or out-of-province order automatically falls under the same category.
- Part 3 — contact: provide your address for service and requested contact information. These details may be shared with other parties; check the form before using a private address.
If the order has been amended, review the full set of certified orders and ask the receiving registry whether it requires the later amendments as well.
Where and how to file
The government’s Form 28 guide directs you to use an existing Provincial Court family file between these parties if one exists. Otherwise, for orders about a child it generally directs filing to the Provincial Court registry nearest the child’s usual residence; for other orders it generally directs filing to the registry nearest where you live. Confirm the appropriate registry if your case has unusual connections.
The official instructions describe filing through the BC Family Law Act online forms service or by a registry-accepted method such as in person, mail or email; fax filing has separate requirements (including Form 52). There is no filing fee for Provincial Court family documents, although costs may arise for certified copies, copying or assistance. Check current registry submission options before sending sensitive orders by email.
An accepted filing is not an enforcement hearing
Form 28 puts an eligible order on the Provincial Court record. It does not itself ask the judge to punish non-compliance, calculate arrears or change terms. Form 29 can be the next step for specified enforcement remedies under Rule 135. For support matters, the Form 30 route under the Family Maintenance Enforcement Act may be different; select the process based on the order and remedy.
What about court orders from outside BC?
Do not assume a foreign parenting order or support judgment can simply be filed with Form 28. Extraprovincial support matters may involve the Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act and designated support authorities. The official Form 28 guide instead points to Form 11 with Schedule 5 for recognition of specified extraprovincial parenting, guardianship or contact orders, before a possible Form 29 enforcement step. Check the exact order and governing legislation.
Worked example
A guardian has a certified copy of a BC Supreme Court parenting order that qualifies under section 195. They identify that category on Form 28 and file the certified order at the Provincial Court registry. If a specific condition is later breached, they review the separate enforcement remedies instead of assuming the request itself grants relief.
Common filing problems
A plain email attachment is not a certified copy. Do not claim that a filing request changes a parenting term, or that every support order can be enforced in the same way. If the order is in another language, ask the registry whether an acceptable translation is needed.
Official sources
- Official BC government Form 28 (PDF)
- BC Provincial Court Family Rules — Rule 134; Rule 135
- Province of BC: Provincial family forms library
Primary-source cross-check: November 11, 2026. Targeted form guide review, not a legal certification of every possible exception or later amendment.